‘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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SMJ Forum
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
Somewhere on the SMJ at Xmas
A nice Christmassy scene on the SMJ - but who can guess where this distant signal was? No prizes given !!!
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Comment by Barry Taylor on January 1, 2013 at 9:23
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It is the fixed distant on the approach to Towcester Junction from Blisworth - so roughly speaking somewhere around the Tiffield area. A rarely photographed spot I would think - certainly somewhere that I never got to when the track was still in place
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Comment by Andy Thompson on December 31, 2012 at 18:09
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Put us out of our misery!
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Hi Gary
No - afraid it's not either of those two.
Probably time to reveal all, as we're running out of options now.
It is the fixed distant on the approach to Towcester Junction from Blisworth - so roughly speaking somewhere around the Tiffield area. A rarely photographed spot I would think - certainly somewhere that I never got to when the track was still in place.
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Comment by Gary on December 26, 2012 at 12:49
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I'll take a stab at Greens Norton? - Although not technically a Junction.
Failing that Broom?
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Dick
Neither of those two - but it is near to a junction, so that narrows it down a bit.
Happy Xmas to you too
B
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Comment by Dick Bodily on December 23, 2012 at 15:38
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Barry,
My wild guess - Ravenstone Junc? Someone has also suggested to me that it might be Cockley Brake.
have a good christmas and all the best.
Dick
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