‘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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More building at Towcester 2 Replies
I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?…Continue
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Broom History Group Event 9th November 2024
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
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Misunderstanding Easton Neston 2 Replies
Hello, I'm a new member and I've searched through the articles and can't find anything specific to my answer/ question. Can anyone help?…Continue
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Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T
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
Started by Jack Freuville Aug 29.
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Ferret II Bagnall 1853
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Comment by Stephen on March 3, 2012 at 12:39
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There was another loco here 'Ryder Gibson' this too was a Bagnall built in 1919. It went to a colliery in south Wales.
Industrial Railway Society book 'Industrial Locomotives Of Buck' Beds & Northants' ed Robin Waywell gives the same information as Tonks. Blackwell's of Cotton End, Northampton are listed as Engineers. 'Ferrett II' is listed as going to Holm & Co, Kingsnorth, Kent in brackets it states as the loco probably went direct from Easton Neston in 1925. Blackwells ceased trading in 1948.
Stephen
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Comment by Andy Thompson on March 2, 2012 at 15:57
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Indeed Dick. I have been in the tunnel through which it passed to get to Catchgate from the Olney branch. Its a tight fit, hence the locos shape. Andy
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Comment by Dick Bodily on March 2, 2012 at 14:35
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According to Tonks' "Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands Part 3", built in 1908, used on 2ft 6in gauge tramway from Easton Neston pit to SMJ between1914 - 1919, sold to Blackwell & Son, Cotton End, Northampton and eventually ended up in Kent around 1925. There's no mention of a "Ferret 1" though.
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