‘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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SMJ Forum
Bridge sign 3 Replies
An East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the front repainted. As is usual, the company title has been altered to Stratford-On-Avon and Midland Junction…Continue
Started by Graham Ward. Last reply by Russ Firth Jun 1.
SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924
A couple of items recently up for auction.GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6…Continue
Started by Graham Ward May 21.
More building at Towcester 3 Replies
I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?…Continue
Tags: Towcester
Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.
Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T 1 Reply
Hi everybodyI’m building a OO gauge model of Fenny Compton and Clifford Sidings over here in Belgium.Quite a strange idea but so be it…In view of this I plan to transform a RTR Beatie Well Tank into SMJR N° 5 the 2-4-0T and use some etchings for the…Continue
Started by Jack Freuville. Last reply by Simon Dunkley Mar 17.
SMJ photos
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SMJ Maps
Click these SMJ related maps for more detail // Get the Photos - The Stratford Upon Avon Midland Junction widget and many other great free widgets at Widget… View »
Ravenstone Wood
Stoke Bruerne Salcey Fo Wood Signal Box Lever Plates The SMJ line from Towcester joined the Midland Railway's Northampton-Bedford line near Olney at a place known as Raven… View »
Salcey Forest
Stoke Bruerne Salcey Forest Forest station was built in the same style as Stoke Bruerne. The station was very remote and had to be approached by a track across a field. The sta… View »
Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne Salcey Forest Ra Bruerne station opened to passengers in December 1892 and closed in March 1893. There was one other station on the line from Towcester to Olney… View »
The E&W stations
The East & West Junction railway (E&W) proposed a new line from a junction with the Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway at Greens Norton to Stratford Upon Avon.… View »
The N&B stations
The Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway opened a station on the new main line at Blisworth and on May 1st 1866 ran the first train to Towcester. The following years saw… View »
The Olney Branch 1 Comment
The joint committee dicided to build a single-track railway line between Towcester and the Midland main line near Olney in an attempt to save the two companies. The line to Rave… View »
Model Layout 1 Comment
This is a model layout of the Towcester station site of around 1940. The model of Towcester station was built by Iain Rice in the late 60s/early 70s, for Charles Simpson. It fea… View »
Further Reading
Memeories of the Slow, Miserable & Jolty". Robert Stevens. ISBN: 0 9524619 0 0 [Link] The Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway" Stanley Je… View »
The Final Day
// Get the Photos - The Stratford Upon Avon Midland Junction widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Under BR, the former SMJ went into stagnation and very… View »
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