‘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
BLAKESLEY and an SMJ stamp
This item has come up in an auction recently and is a glimpse of the practice of carrying mail by train. Apart from the SMJ…Continue
Started by Graham Ward Nov 14.
Further about Ravenstone Wood Junction 1 Reply
Firstly a belated thanks to Barry for his excellent research that has returned these signal lever plates to their rightful home! [Perhaps their place of residence on the website needs changing!] Apologies for starting s new Forum discussion on this…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Barry Taylor Oct 23.
Ravenstone Wood Junction Signal Box-an anomaly 3 Replies
Closely examining the brass lever plates shown in the Olney Line entry in the Index Section of this website I noticed a significant anomaly. Some of the above plates, specifically 1, 10, 11, 12, 25, 32, 34. refer to platforms, loading dock, goods…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Barry Taylor Oct 9.
SMJ keys from the Towcester area 1 Reply
I have been contacted by someone who wishes to dispose of two sets of SMJ-related keys from the Towcester area, but does not want to put personal email or other details on this website. They have been given to him by the estate manager at Easton…Continue
Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Barry Taylor Sep 4.
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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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