‘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'
Gone but not forgotten: "the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth"
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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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The SMJR in Books and Magazine Articles - A List 57 Comments
Advice for people wanting to find out more about the SMJR The definitive account of the line can be found in Barry Taylor's 'The Stratford-upon-Avon and & Midland Junction Railway (Volumes 1 … View »
Last Years of the SMJ Pickups 14 Comments
The last years of the SMJR line pick ups. (Local freight and ironstone trains in the ‘50s and ‘60s.) Once the Towcester - Ravenstone Junction section of the former SMJR had closed, throug… View »
SMJ Related Links
Welcome to the Towcester and District Local History Society website The town of Towcester (pop 9,000) lies 100km (60 miles) north of London, England in rural Northamptonshire. It is the oldest… View »
Mining Index
The Reason It Came To Be Mining of the earth’s natural resources in the Blisworth area of Northamptonshire has been evident for many centuries. It was thi… View »
Index
Welcome to the SMJ index page. From here you can find your way to all the pages on the website. &nbs Links Visit the image library - Click here Visit the Albums -… View »
An Alphabetical List of SMJ Nicknames 1 Comment
(NB) The names in brackets refer to the person who supplied the info. Banana Line - referring to Towcester - Ravenswood Junction section (Barry Taylor) Bread and Her… View »
Gary's list of 'Surviving Locomotives known to have run on the SMJ' 9 Comments
(Partially Updated - 3rd September 2014) ex-LMSR 4P 4-4-0 41000 owned by NRM but on SVR out of service and on display but has run in preservation. RAILTOUR visit to line 4M… View »
Gayton Wood Farm/Mining the Gayton Parish
View Larger Map Follow and maybe join a discussion around the subject View Larger Map An overview of the history of the mining/quarrying relating to the former Northampton… View »
The Sad Demise of the Stratford Slip Coach Service
‘Through Carriage to London’ announced the proud notice at Stratford Old Town as the 7.45am train for Blisworth prepared to leave from the ‘Up’ platform sometime in th… View »
Clive Boardman - Woodford fireman ('56-'58) remembering trips along the SMJ
Clive fired WDs on the SMJ. Clive Boardman was a fireman at Woodford from 1956-8. This was before the Stratford south curve was installed. He remembers night time workings on loo… View »
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