‘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
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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.
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Railtour Ticket May 11th 1957
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Comment by Robin Cullup on November 25, 2009 at 15:59
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A quick look through The Railway Magazine for March 1957 reveals that The Gloucestershire Railway Soc announced a rail tour for Saturday May 11th leaving Gloucester Eastgate at 9.45am. The route was - Cheltenham Lansdown, Evesham, Stratford-on-Avon to Woodford Halse where there will be a break for lunch and a chance to visit the loco shed. Then the SMJ line will be regained and the train will proceed to Blisworth, then on to the LNW main line to Wolverton (Carriage Works visit), Then to Bletchley and Banbury (?reverse through the yard), before going on the GW to Kingham and Cheltenham and Gloucester OR via Oxford Road and Yarnton Jcn, Cheltenham and Gloucester. Cost thirty shillings - not bad for all this.
There is no mention of the motive power requested and I cannot - at the moment - find a report of the tour after it had taken place, but I will keep looking.
Robin Cullup
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Comment by Dick Bodily on November 24, 2009 at 20:18
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This is exciting! A new railtour?
I have just found this while editing photos. This is a new tour to me and it's not on Six Bells Junction either. It seems to have taken place as the ticket has been punched.
Does anyone have any info at all about this tour?
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