‘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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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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