‘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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SMJ Bridge 170Some SMJ news folks: The SMJ Bridge 170 on the Olney Branch, which crosses Quinton road near Salcey Forest, is currently in the process of… Started by Richard Woods |
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Mar 11, 2014 Reply by Stephen Dawson |
Ravenstone Wood JunctionAttached is the current newsletter from the Bedford branch of the LCGB. It has a short article on Ravenstone Junction, including some actu… Started by Peter Fleming |
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Mar 10, 2014 Reply by Peter Fleming |
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 |
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