‘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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Blisworth - Towcester ETS working
Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
Blisworth 1920
SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
Started by Richard Maund on Saturday.
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.
SMJ photos
Now preserved GER B12 at Towcester Station on MGNRS Railtour 1963
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Comment by Dick Bodily on July 17, 2009 at 8:29
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There was a series of photos of this train on the SMJ in May 2007 Steam World in an article called ' Is that you, Butler?' There's a large one of the train at Blakesley, one from the road bridge just south of Greens Norton and another at Ettington, plus others taken at other times of the day on the WCML and ECML.The SMJ pictures are Colour Rail copyright. The date of the tour was 5th Oct 1963. On the way back fron Rugby down the WCML the crew were offered 2 options. They were offered an easy option of being routed on the slow line via Northampton or the chance to try to outrun an express, due in 20 mins, down the direct fast line to Bletchley. They chose the latter running at speeds up to 70mph easily outrunning the express. I did not hear about this working at the time and missed seeing it which galled me as I'd never seen a B12. A couple of years ago we were visiting the NNR while on holiday. We had been told to expect a BB Pacific hauling us, so I was delighted when the B12 turned up at Holt instead.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on July 16, 2009 at 21:15
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Not bad hey! You're right - it wasn't too many more locos which would come come through.
Andy
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Comment by Gary on July 16, 2009 at 17:50
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Not seen a colour shot of the B12 on the railtour before.
Towcester must have been a depressing site by now.
Anyone know what the sheets of white stuff on the island platform is? I've seen it in a few photos but never clearly.
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