‘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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43924 in action!The following image was added by Nic Burden on Steam Tube. It's good to see her running Andy Started by Andy Thompson |
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Preservation - What if....Idly thinking away following the line tour the other day and reading about the revival of the S&D that seems to be coming on in leaps a… Started by Gary |
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Jul 24, 2011 Reply by Gary |
SMJR related newsIn the latest Railway Magazine I read that the "our" 4F should be steaming again on the KWVR late 2010. I also note that there are several… Started by Gary |
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Jul 22, 2011 Reply by Gary |
Bridge Hit at Fenny ComptonBack in February a lorry brought down part of the SMJ bridge at Fenny Compton. From the photos at the time it seemed that some lines were… Started by Peter Fleming |
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Jul 19, 2011 Reply by Gary |
Help required for page article for this websiteI'm trying to put together an article for the website collating as much information as possible about the pickup goods and Byfield to Blisw… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Jul 17, 2011 Reply by John Jennings |
Photo LibraryHi everyone. I have just joined. I live in Pasadena, California, but for many years I lived in Northamptonshire. Not sure whether this is u… Started by John Evans |
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Jul 4, 2011 Reply by Brian Elphick |
Information about Towcester and the SMJI live in Australia but was born in Northampton. My father and grandfather were born in Towcester and Stoke Bruerne respectively. I've li… Started by William Burton |
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Jun 17, 2011 Reply by Gary |
Stoke BruerneA fabulous day at Stoke Bruerne, despite no model layouts being on show unlike the year previous, but the discussion between some of the SM… Started by Ian Scott |
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Jun 14, 2011 Reply by Ian Scott |
Stoke Bruerne Get Together June 11th 2011Ladies & Gentlemen of the SMJ The planned date for our second SMJ get together is nearly upon us and things seem to have gone quiet o… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Jun 13, 2011 Reply by Andy Thompson |
Towcester in the 1930sThe latest edition of "British Railway Journal" contains a substantial article on Towcester, which runs to 25 pages. BRJ is a magazine that… Started by Robin Cullup |
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May 13, 2011 Reply by Si Donal |
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