‘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'
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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
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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
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National Archives, Donation and Kineton Photograph
Not sure if others are aware of the significant amount of documents held by the National Archives on the SMJ. The collection consists mainly of Directors Minutes etc. There is also a collection of early 20th C timetables, handbills etc. which I have…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward Apr 26.
Model Railways
HiI'm selling my collection of SMJR related 00 gauge modelsIf of interest for any of you please contact me by mail atjfreuville@gmail.comand I will send you the list and photosKind regardsJackContinue
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A scene on the SMJ at Xmas.
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Comment by NIGEL on January 1, 2013 at 16:39
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Richard Woods is absolutely right ..it is on the Ravenstone Wood line past Showsley pits looking east towards Stoke Bruerne, you have to make a slight detour here then the line runs out near to bridge 154. See map below for more info / detail.
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Comment by Richard Woods on January 1, 2013 at 16:15
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This photo is along the Olney Branch near Showsley, just off the Showsley Road there is the Permanent Way hut with a bridge, follow the track bed east, along the embankment past the old quarry pit and through, where you come across a second bridge and the embankment quickly turns to a cutting through a forest. Keep following the track bed for about 200 yards, there is a discarded rail on the left of the track bed along here. The track bed comes to an abrupt halt courtesy of a pine tree plantation, where THIS photograph is taken.
Richard Woods
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Not directly relevant but I remember a walk by the Northampton RCTS in the 1970s. It started at the site of the bridge over the Quinton to Salcey Forest road and went east along the trackbed. I don't recall it getting as far as the main road bridge. I seem to remember that the platform of Salcey Forest station was still there but nothing else.
Interesting about the old main road. Could this have any bearing on the MR station being called Piddington - which always seemed a bit odd?
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Not directly relevant but I remember a walk by the Northampton RCTS in the 1970s. It started at the site of the bridge over the Quinton to Salcey Forest road and went east along the trackbed. I don't recall it getting as far as the main road bridge. I seem to remember that the platform of Salcey Forest station was still there but nothing else.
Interesting about the old main road. Could this have any bearing on the MR station being called Piddington - which always seemed a bit odd?
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Not directly relevant but I remember a walk by the Northampton RCTS in the 1970s. It started at the site of the bridge over the Quinton to Salcey Forest road and went east along the trackbed. I don't recall it getting as far as the main road bridge. I seem to remember that the platform of Salcey Forest station was still there but nothing else.
Interesting about the old main road. Could this have any bearing on the MR station being called Piddington - which always seemed a bit odd?
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Sorry Andy, it is not Salcey Forest station - but you are on the " right track " !!!!
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Comment by Andy Thompson on December 31, 2012 at 20:10
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NOT ONE SINGLE GUESS!!!
WHERE ARE ALL THE SMJ LINE WALKERS ???
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Ian
Thanks for the update. Can you give us (non-local) folk a little more info? I always had it as one third along the trackbed in your screen grab from the left, the worn track around the field being the access.
Andy
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