‘The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway’ (or S.M.J.) was a small independent railway company which ran a line across the empty, untouched centre of England. It visited the counties of Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and a little of Buckinghamshire, only existing as the SMJ from 1909 to 1923. In 1923 the S.M.J.became a minor arm of the London Midland and Scottish (L.M.S.), then in 1948 'British Railways'
Gone but not forgotten: "the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth"
I took my grandson to the National Railway Museum on Dec. 30th and noticed two bench seats, of the type found on station platforms until traditional stations were replaced with bus-shelters. Both bear the title " STRATFORD " - I'll try and upload…Continue
Broom History Group will be holding an event at Broom Village Hall 2-4pm on 9th November 2024 including a film on the railway and Broom Junction.…Continue
The station site at Salcey has always been of fascination to me for an age. I think I’ve been there, well very close by… now I’m not sure prior to hijacking a thread by Alan, I am re-opening the conversation here on a new one.
When I visited the site in 2011 a farmer did inform me that it was not a public footpath. He wasn't aggresive nor did he tell me to get off. Afterwards I thought that perhaps he didn't own the land but used it as an unofficial track to get around his farm. Anyway, I'm pretty sure if you park your car on the road, past Piddington village, he will see it and come investigating!
Don't worry about getting into trouble, the farmer from Church Farm in Piddington uses the trackbed to drive his tractor, mainly during the spring and summer, albeit unoften. It's a pretty desolate place at the best of times, so you'd be fine. I was fine walking through between the A508 and Roade Curve, which is far more public.