‘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'
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SMJ Forum
magnet fishing
Hi everyone, yesterday I did some magnet fishing with the grandchildren from the SMJ bridge over the river Tove in Towester, to great excitement of the children (and myself) we pulled out three chair screws and a rivet which looked similar in style…Continue
Started by Steve Camm Sep 1.
One of the best preserved SMJ bridges? 1 Reply
I was at Ettington the other day and apart from the good shed, which has had a lot of money spent on it including full glazing, the station building is still there. But my attention went to the station bridge (No. 73?) which is in very good…Continue
Started by John Evans. Last reply by Andy Thompson Aug 30.
Passenger Trains connected to the SMJ
Following on from the previous discussion about WD passenger trains on the SMJ during the 1940s; it must be said that passenger trains ran on metals connected to the SMJ until the mid 1960s. There was a passenger service from the nearest point to…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward Jun 16.
Wartime passenger trains from Burton Dassett 3 Replies
Arthur Jordan in his book, The Stratford Upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway - The Shakespeare Route at pp 82 mentions a WW2 late night special from Stratford on Avon to Burton Dassett for soldiers at the CAD. I would envisage that this did not…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Dave Hayward Jun 16.
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Forum Discussions (383)
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SMJR nicknamesThanks for the info on this, Dick. There is also a reference in the same book for the SMJR being affectionately known locally as " THE LING… Started by NIGEL |
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Apr 6, 2015 Reply by Dick Bodily |
Accomodation Bridge near ClaydonColleagues, I am involved in some in depth research into the very early history of west Northamptonshire. One thread at the moment is endea… Started by Dave Hayward |
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Apr 6, 2015 Reply by Dave Hayward |
Woodford 50th AnniversaryTo mark the closure of Woodford 50 years ago the Great Central Railway are planning some sort of mini-gala on the weekend of 14th and 15th… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Apr 2, 2015 Reply by Tim Poultney |
Paint coloursDoes anyone have any good information on the paint colours seen on the buildings of the SMJ during the 20th century? The only decent colou… Started by Nick Meredith |
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Mar 27, 2015 Reply by Simon Dunkley |
The Stratford & Moreton Tramway articleThere's a 7 page article about the Stratford & Moreton tramway by Roger Butler, which might be of interest although not directly SMJR r… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Model Railway Layouts featuring SMJR SystemAlthough I'm not into modelling myself, I was thinking it might be a good idea if I put a page together listing existing and ongoing SMJR l… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Mar 9, 2015 Reply by Jack Freuville |
Another magazine article on the SMJAttached is an article on The LMSR Banbury Branches - as you will all see this is from the October 1946 edition of "Railway Locomotives". T… Started by Robin Cullup |
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Jan 21, 2015 Reply by Barry Dunwoody |
EHLR JUNCTIONCan anyone identify how the junction between the SMJ and EHLR was arranged. I have looked at the published photos but they don't show the… Started by Si Donal |
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Dec 4, 2014 Reply by NIGEL |
Phishing - apparently via SMJ membership listThe SMJ Society <mail@thesmjr.ning.com> To: Roger Whiffin <roger48_gb@yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Sunday, 30 November 2014, 14:07 Subje… Started by Roger Whiffin |
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Dec 1, 2014 Reply by Peter S Lewis |
Get TogetherTo all members /supporters, Last year we had an excellent get together at Stratford on Avon, why not then a recall meeting at possibly the… Started by Ian Scott |
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Nov 24, 2014 Reply by Richard Heacock |
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