‘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
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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
Where is this?
Can anyone identify which road bridge this is? I'm certain that it is on the SMJ somewhere, as it is one of a number of negatives that I have recently acquired all of which are on that line. I don't think that it is the A43 bridge near Tiffield bewteen Northampton and Towcester - the girder panels are too big, and the A43 bridge did have a sort of corrugated top section, although that could have been removed. The road looks quite important, and the white railings and possibly a culvert in the foreground might help. judging by the rest of the negs this could be anywhere along the SMJ - date is probably between mid fifties and early sixties according to other notes that are provided - unfortunately this one has no clues!
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Comment by Barry Taylor on November 15, 2012 at 9:23
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Thank you John - mystery solved!
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I agree with your comment Alwyn it is bridge No 80 over the Fosse Way looking south. The culvert is the river Dene a tributory of the Avon that joins it in Charcote Park. I have the LMS bridge plate that survived on the brickwork hidden by brambles for a number of years! The deck was removed by Warwickshire Council and BR soon after closure as it was a "low" bridge.
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Thanks Alwyn - I sort of hoped that someone might suggest the Fosse Way bridge, because I don't have a photo of that one, and I hoped that this might fill the gap! Relatively few of the road bridges were photographed from road level, whereas quite a few were done from the trackside, so this is an unusual one.
Can anyone conform Alwyn's thoughts please - I must check whether there was a culvert close by as that might just confirm it too.
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Comment by alwyn sparrow on November 13, 2012 at 13:39
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Well Barry it looks very much like where the SMJ crossed the Fosse Way (B4455) between Kineton and Ettington, Approaching from northerly direction, It's situated in dip at bottom of hill before the road climbs again.But I could be wrong.
Alwyn.
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