‘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 Revisited Part 2 now outBarry Taylor's very interesting series about the SMJ is continued in April 2012 ' Railway Bylines' now on sale, with coverage of the Bliswo… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Apr 4, 2012 Reply by John Evans |
Woodford Halse Model Railway Club's Woodford layoutThe Woodford Halse Archive are having an open day at the Social Club, formerly known as The Furze, on Sunday 13th May, when it will be poss… Started by Dick Bodily |
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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 |
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