‘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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Ravenstone Wood Junction Signal Box-an anomalyClosely examining the brass lever plates shown in the Olney Line entry in the Index Section of this website I noticed a significant anomaly… Started by Dave Hayward |
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Oct 9, 2025 Reply by Barry Taylor |
SMJ keys from the Towcester areaI have been contacted by someone who wishes to dispose of two sets of SMJ-related keys from the Towcester area, but does not want to put pe… Started by Barry Taylor |
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Sep 4, 2025 Reply by Barry Taylor |
Bridge signAn East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the f… Started by Graham Ward |
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Jun 1, 2025 Reply by Russ Firth |
SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924A couple of items recently up for auction. GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6 June 1911 env.… Started by Graham Ward |
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More building at TowcesterI hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester. Anyone know what they've dug up? Started by Andy Thompson |
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Apr 19, 2025 Reply by John Evans |
Loco N° 5. 2-4-0THi everybody I’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium. Quite a strange idea but so be it… I… Started by Jack Freuville |
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Mar 17, 2025 Reply by Simon Dunkley |
SMJ seats at York Museum ?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 tr… Started by Paul Atherton |
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Feb 22, 2025 Reply by Simon Dunkley |
Broom History Group Event 9th November 2024Broom 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 Jun… Started by Simon Stevens |
0 | Oct 25, 2024 |
Misunderstanding Easton NestonHello, I'm a new member and I've searched through the articles and can't find anything specific to my answer/ question. Can anyone help? T… Started by Matt Davis |
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Oct 16, 2024 Reply by Matt Davis |
Olney BRM Sept 2023Layouts based on actual SMJR locations are few and far between. Due to being given notice on clubroom, Olney as featured in BRM Sept 2023 i… Started by Nicholas Young |
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