‘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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More building at Towcester 3 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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Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.
Loco N° 5. 2-4-0T 1 Reply
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. Last reply by Simon Dunkley Mar 17.
SMJ seats at York Museum ? 1 Reply
I took my grandson to the National Railway Museum on Dec. 30th and noticed two bench seats, of the type found on station platforms until traditional stations were replaced with bus-shelters. Both bear the title " STRATFORD " - I'll try and upload…Continue
Started by Paul Atherton. Last reply by Simon Dunkley Feb 22.
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
Started by Simon Stevens Oct 25, 2024.
SMJ photos
BLISWORTH STATION SIGN.
Retrieved from Blisworth Station after closure. Cast iron letters on wooden backed sign. Would have been painted white letters on black background.
PASSENGERS ARE REQUESTED TO CROSS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LINE BY THE SUBWAY
Was this a subway from the Northampton side of Blisworth Station to the SMJR side?
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Comment by Jim Goodman on November 22, 2012 at 16:23
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Hi Nigel,
Don't know if you have seen this website, but it has plans of the whole station. It is in 4 parts, just keep clicking the 'next' button.
http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Railways/Station%20Maps/01-south...
If ever you do find any aerial photos be sure to let us know.
Jim.
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Comment by NIGEL on November 21, 2012 at 18:12
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Thanks for all the info, the track plan was especially useful. I have been trying to obtain some aerial photos of Blisworth Station, but no luck yet.
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Comment by John Evans on November 20, 2012 at 1:15
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We used to go into the booking hall and then go under the subway to get to the island platform. There we caught the 4.30 home, always a push and pull train ( I think it had come from Weedon or Daventry.) To get to Blisworth we caught the 8.46 from Northampton, as I recall; on one occasion we were in the last coach, a non-corridor job, which had stopped short of the platforms. After shouting at the guard, we managed to get him to pull the train forward so we could get off!
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On the attached plan of Blisworth station you can just make out the subway at the south end of the station linking the SMJ and the two main line platforms.
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Comment by Dick Bodily on November 19, 2012 at 18:18
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There was certainly a subway linking the up and down main line platforms.
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