‘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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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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Branch from Kineton.I`ve heard a rumour that the SMJ were planning a branch from Kineton through Walton & Wellesbourne to somewhere else. Any infomation on… Started by Ian Farey |
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Ravenstone Wood Junction.Hi All. I've joined up after an internet search looking for information regarding Ravenstone Wood Junction. It has come to light that there… Started by Richard Pike |
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Mar 16, 2012 Reply by Richard Pike |
RAILWAY BYLINES MAGAZINEThe March 2012 edition features the SMJ (Towcester to Ravenstone Wood Section) as it's lead article. They are also promising a feature on… Started by Si Donal |
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Mar 16, 2012 Reply by Barry Taylor |
Old Town StratfordHi All Following previous notes on our research on Old Town Stratford upon Avon and in particular links into the SMJ, we now have some old… Started by Roger Hatch |
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Mar 1, 2012 Reply by Roger Hatch |
SMJ cottage for saleHello All, I was wandering around Blisworth this afternoon and noticed that one of the old SMJ railway cottages is up for sale. No mention… Started by Jim Goodman |
0 | Feb 25, 2012 |
Barry Taylor's articleFirst part of Barry's 'The SMJ Revisited - A Personal View', covering the Ravenstone Junction - Towcester section,is in this months BR Rail… Started by Dick Bodily |
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The Fence Post DebatePlease feel fee to join the debate. Q: Is this fence post original? A: (in my opinion - YES! Q: Prove it! I will! - look at this curren… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Feb 22, 2012 Reply by Richard Woods |
Bletchley shed workings over the SMJI have just discovered a short reference in A E Grigg's "Bletchley - Town of Trains" to the fact that during LMS days there were Saturday N… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Feb 20, 2012 Reply by Dick Bodily |
Can anyone help?I've received a request through a Northants family tree website for any information on a George Brown, born c.1836 and onetime stationmaste… Started by John Whitehead |
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ISlide Show.Is there any interest in a slide show (old fashioned type) featuring Kineton Military Railway (KMR) and other military railways? Show would… Started by IAIN GEORGE MACKINTOSH PARDOE |
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