‘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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Evesham Redditch & Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway 8 Replies

Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue

Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.

Bidford-on-Avon 5 Replies

Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could  - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue

Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.

North End and Warwick Road stations? 57 Replies

Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue

Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.

1873 timetable 4 Replies

Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue

Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.

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From Blisworth station to this bridge I won my first ride in the cab of an engine right here. It was an LNWR Class 7F 0-8-0, sleeping away the day in the SMJ platform with a very affable driver. Two of us climbed aboard and went up to the bridge and back.

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Comment by John Evans on November 23, 2010 at 17:43
Yes, this engine had shunted on the siding west of the main line. We used to sit in a field with the main line to the east of us and the SMJ behind us, curving under Bridge 1. Our view was usually spoiled for half an hiour when a Bletchley 7F would arrive in front of us, then reverse back towards the station. It sometimes lurked around for an hour or two and this was the case on the day I got a ride. On my flickr site I have a picture of a Bletchley 7F at Leighton Buzzard. Also, Bachmann now make a model of 49287, a long-standing Bletchley engine, complete with 1E shedplate.
Comment by Dick Bodily on November 23, 2010 at 9:54
John

Super Ds were very rare birds on the SMJ proper, even Stratford GWR shed's 22xx were more likely! I only ever saw a 7F once on the SMJ. There's a picture of it in the 'Blakesley' photo album on this site, it was either in late Dec 1960 or early Jan 1961 and involved a Bletchley 7F on the pick up goods.

Did they sometimes use 7Fs to shunt at Blisworth or run just up to the Quarry and back, I wonder. A more likely explanation why it was hanging about at Blisworth is that it had brought chalk tippers from Tottenhoe Quarry on the Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard line up to Blisworth sidings where a 2E Class 8 crewed by men who signed on at Blisworth rather than Northampton would take over to take the chalk to Southam cement works on the Weedon - Leamington line. These frequent workings were just about the only unfitted freights that ran anywhere between Roade and Weedon on the West Coast main line, The 7F was possible shunted into the SMJ station out of the way waiting for a return working to Tottenhoe. It would have carried a Bletchley shed code but might have been based at the tiny subshed at Leighton Buzzard.

Dick
Comment by Andy Thompson on November 1, 2010 at 15:31
Bridge 1 from a passing train

Comment by Andy Thompson on November 1, 2010 at 15:31
This is bridge 1 from the other side Oct 2010

Comment by John Evans on October 15, 2010 at 16:38
Yes, it's bridge 1. Didn't know it was now a road.
Comment by Andy Thompson on October 15, 2010 at 7:20
This must be bridge 1. Photographer standing with back to the station, on, what now is a road! Andy

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