‘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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EHLR C. 1925

EHLR C. 1925

Land use map around Edge Hill C.1925, showing the connection of the E.H.L.R. with the S.M.J.R. at Burton Dassett. Industrial activity (ironstone mining) is shown in red at Burton Dassett hills

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Comment by alwyn sparrow on April 2, 2013 at 8:03

For anybody with a keen interest in the E.H.L.R. here is an interesting link

http://www.freewebs.com/simpkinshorridge/History/Edge%20Hill%20Ligh...

Comment by NIGEL on April 1, 2013 at 20:38

E.H.L.R. track chair - Nice find !   Interesting to note that on this land use map there is no sign of the aerial ropeway from Burton Hills to the S.M.J.R platform at Burton Dassett. Tonks states it was in use until approx. 1921 and final removal of equipment 1929 onwards. Jim Goodman's plan of Burton Dassett junction shows both the E.H.L.R. and the aerial ropeway, so presumably must date to early to min 1920's ?

Comment by alwyn sparrow on April 1, 2013 at 19:34

Here is a rail chair I picked up at the top of the E.H.L.R. circa 1970. At that time there was still a considerable amount of abandoned equipment lying around like ironstone trucks, rail chairs ect.this was around the site of the wheel pits. 

Comment by NIGEL on March 31, 2013 at 14:00

Thanks, I have corrected caption.

Comment by alwyn sparrow on March 31, 2013 at 13:32

 The connection was at Burton Dasset looking west off the where the B4100 crossed the S.M.J.R on the old road alignment.I have photograph taken from road bridge showing original connection to E.H.L.R.. 

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