‘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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AndyAbout two years ago I ended up with some railway matter from a Bill Kendall who had been a Signalman on SMJ ending his railway career at Northampton No 1. I worked with him when I was working in Rugby PSB, I also covered the signa?l boxes at…Continue
Started by Robin Leslie Patrick May 17.
Broom Junction station site for sale 3 Replies
Great opportunity for an SMJ enthusiast perhaps. I'm not sure what you could actually do with this site though!…Continue
Started by Simon Stevens. Last reply by Simon Stevens May 17.
National Archives, Donation and Kineton Photograph
Not sure if others are aware of the significant amount of documents held by the National Archives on the SMJ. The collection consists mainly of Directors Minutes etc. There is also a collection of early 20th C timetables, handbills etc. which I have…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward Apr 26.
Model Railways
HiI'm selling my collection of SMJR related 00 gauge modelsIf of interest for any of you please contact me by mail atjfreuville@gmail.comand I will send you the list and photosKind regardsJackContinue
Started by Jack Freuville Feb 23.
SMJ photos
Tramway
Looks like nothing doesn't it? Oh no! The hump running left to right immediately after the brown muddy area in the foreground is the site of a quarrying tramway which was taken across the SMJ right next to bridge 3 (Blisworth to Gayton road) on bridge 2. Only one set of piers still survives of bridge 2. Picture on site.
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Comment by Andy Thompson on November 1, 2010 at 16:31
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This whole field was quarried around 1900. Quote: Blisworth.org.uk
http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Mining/Mining-Map.htm
http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/Mining/Blisworth_mining.htm
"Another field was mined with a dispatch point to the railways, labelled (8 - refer to map link above), and was run by another entrepreneur, R.B.Sparrow according to Tonks, who was simultaneously serving the expanding iron industry. Dispatch point (8), which is in Gayton parish, consisted of a wooden 'bridge' passing over a standard gauge railway linked to the SMJ line. From the bridge, wagons were emptied into rail wagons.
Tony Marsh Feb 2008
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