‘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"
Broom History Group will be holding an event at Broom Village Hall 2-4pm on 9th November 2024 including a film on the railway and Broom Junction.…Continue
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
Line Tour II - 26 Feb 11 - Fenny Compton to Wormleighton section
The GWR/SMJR crossover area was too good not to investigate.
The trackbed was literally peppered with rabbit holes and tretcherous to navigate in places with ground disappearing beneath our feet at points where we walked up to out thighs in places!
It would have been impossible to do any later in the year.
You need to be a member of The SMJ Society to add comments!
Join The SMJ Society