‘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
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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SMJ item for auction{I'm not promoting this sale but adding it for members' intetest only, thanks.] A Stratford Upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway bridge w… Started by Graham Ward |
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Nov 21, 2023 Reply by Russ Firth |
Binton station plansHi! I recently discovered this article on Binton station building in the now long defunct magazine ‘Model Railways’ from 1976. It includes… Started by Martin Bromage |
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Nov 21, 2023 Reply by Paul Stratford |
SMJR LogoHi There I’m planning to print some water slide decals of the EWJR and the SMJR in 4 mm scale. Can anybody help me sort out the size and co… Started by Jack Freuville |
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Aug 4, 2022 Reply by Jim Goodman |
Footage of the SMJRHello, I found your forum searching for the SMJR. I've just uploaded a digitised version of old cine film footage of the line to my Youtube… Started by G Essex Random Railways |
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Jul 3, 2022 Reply by Jim Goodman |
Black & White photos of the SMJHello My name is Mick Baker and i have recently joined your society. A friend of mine Nigel Hadlow, has taken several thousand black &… Started by Mick Baker |
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Mar 29, 2022 Reply by Peter S Lewis |
Station MastersStationmasters_Revised_January_2022.xlsx Chris Hillyard on the Facebook Group "Railways Of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire" published th… Started by Graham Ward |
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Does this show the Scratter at Roade?A very short clip of a cricket match at Roade. A goods train passes. Could it be on the SMJR? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnPSvt-NEeI Started by Ron Johnson |
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Jan 21, 2022 Reply by Chris Hillyard RVM |
Newport Pagnell OO gauge - MK MuseumI've added this photo album for Jon , David and anyone else to see. As its not SMJR related I will delete it after a few weeks. here is a l… Started by Dick Bodily |
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Jan 19, 2022 Reply by Dick Bodily |
DVD on the SMJHi I’m looking for a copy of the film “The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway” edited by Hillside Publishing some time ago.… Started by Jack Freuville |
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Dec 18, 2021 Reply by Jack Freuville |
2F WDs working to BristolIn the 1950s/60s we had a regular working of a 2F Woodford Halse WD to Bristol. I was always intrigued by how they got there. Does anybody… Started by Bob Bishop |
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