‘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.
SMJ photos
Forum Discussions (383)
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Get Together Two Anyone?All If we can have the venue once more, anyone up for our second get together at Stoke Bruerne? It'll give all those who couldn't make it… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Feb 3, 2011 Reply by alwyn sparrow |
Can anyone help Geoff with his PS?Hi Andy, I can't access one of the black and white videos on the SMJ site, it says "removed by the user". The video is called "last days… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Change of e-mail addressI have changed to a new e-mail address, can the moderator advise myself & fellow members of the procedure to enable this to be undertak… Started by Ian Scott |
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Jan 4, 2011 Reply by Andy Thompson |
Single Fairlie gents?Comment by Colin Franklin on December 8, 2010 at 5:16pm There is an interesting photo of the Double Fairlie that was purchased from the Y… Started by Andy Thompson |
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Dec 29, 2010 Reply by Andy Thompson |
South Wales TrafficI was browsing through some very old notebooks. One included a Sunday visit to Newport Ebbw Junction loco shed in February 1962. Amonst… Started by Peter Fleming |
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Dec 23, 2010 Reply by Dick Bodily |
SMJ nicknamesAfter I'd posted myt comment on 'Slow, Moulding and Jolting', I saw the other entries and realised that local people had got other names fo… Started by adrian vaughan |
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Dec 19, 2010 Reply by Gary |
Surviving locos seen on the SMJRAs suggested by Dick, time for a new discussion on how many of the locos documented on SMJR metals be they "copped" or actually photographe… Started by Gary |
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Dec 17, 2010 Reply by Gary |
SMJ number-takers bookWhile back in the UK earlier this month, I found a couple of old items from the SMJ in my attic. One was a British Railways Rule Book. It i… Started by John Evans |
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Dec 14, 2010 Reply by John Evans |
Steam Tube Video with SMJ connectionsCheck out this video on Steam Tube gents! http://steamtube.ning.com/video/last-days-of-great-central-1 Andy Started by Andy Thompson |
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Blisworth Mail Catching ApparatusDoes anyone know where the "mailbag catching apparatus" was installed, before WWII, near Blisworth Station to serve the up and down express… Started by Tony Marsh |
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Dec 6, 2010 Reply by Tony Marsh |
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