‘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
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.
PPhoto Albums 1 Reply
AndyAbout two years ago I ended up with some railway matter from a Bill Kendall who had been a Signalman on SMJ ending his railway career at Northampton No 1. I worked with him when I was working in Rugby PSB, I also covered the signa?l boxes at…Continue
Started by Robin Leslie Patrick. Last reply by Dave Hayward Jun 8.
Broom Junction station site for sale 3 Replies
Great opportunity for an SMJ enthusiast perhaps. I'm not sure what you could actually do with this site though!…Continue
Started by Simon Stevens. Last reply by Simon Stevens May 17.
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Forum Discussions (381)
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Towcester Station Water TowerI'm wondering if anyone can help me out identifying the colours of the water tower at Towcester Station. I found a photo on the Web a coup… Started by gillian tooth |
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Feb 17, 2014 Reply by gillian tooth |
SMJR Station Running In Name BoardsRecently joined Rob Davidson asked me a question ' Did any of the SMJR stations receive BR style 'hotdog' totems?' My answer was I'm pretty… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Barry Taylor |
Fenny Compton level crossing and bridgeAt Fenny Compton there is the unusual situation of a level crossing and road underbridge apparently fulfilling the same purpose. Does anyo… Started by Barry Taylor |
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Feb 2, 2014 Reply by NIGEL |
Gayton StationAlthough not strictly SMJ, it is interesting to note that the London to Birmingham Railway, which lasted until 1846, had a station called G… Started by NIGEL |
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blisworth railway clockhello anyone who knows anything about Blisworth, Northamptonshire railway station which closed in the 1960's please note i have the origin… Started by tom clarke |
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Any ideas?I've recently been given an old ledger that belonged to my grandfather who in 1885 was working for the family building business. In it I di… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Jan 24, 2014 Reply by NIGEL |
Towcester's first layout. - Any ideas?Just sitting here looking at a picture (of an old postcard in a book) of Towcester and it is mentioning the dates of the lines opening and… Started by Gary |
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Dec 22, 2013 Reply by Gary |
Banbury Merton Street approach from the airI found this on flickr and thought folks would like to see... http://www.flickr.com/photos/d1059/5670130373/in/photostream/ I noted from th… Started by Gary |
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Oct 18, 2013 Reply by Gary |
Sunday trainsI'm a brand new rookie on here but I have a question which I hope one of you knowledgable guys can answer. When I was a lad in Gloucestersh… Started by Ron Perry |
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Sep 5, 2013 Reply by John Jennings |
Spare large nickel SMJ and large brass N&BJct Railway buttons availableHallo all I have a spare SMJ and a N&BJct railway buttons for sale or exchange if anyone is interested. I would prefer to swap either… Started by Peter Raybould |
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