‘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 Bridge number for sale.
Stratford & Midland Junction Railway bridge number 42. This is a very rare bridge number, which hardly ever comes up for sale! 28cm x 20cm. It was from a cattle creep between Byfield & Morton Pinkney. £500. PayPal payment required and I can…Continue
Started by Russ Firth on Wednesday.
Bridge sign
An East and West Junction and Stratford-On-Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railways bridge weight notice, cast iron, 16½"x11¾", the front repainted. As is usual, the company title has been altered to Stratford-On-Avon and Midland Junction…Continue
Started by Graham Ward on Tuesday.
SMJ Postage stamps 1911 and 1924
A couple of items recently up for auction.GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON & MIDLAND JUNCTION: 6…Continue
Started by Graham Ward May 21.
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
Tags: Towcester
Started by Andy Thompson. Last reply by John Evans Apr 19.
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Stoke Bruerne - Very tenuous link with SMJ.
Here's some canal serving tramway rails, one from Blisworth, that are in Stoke's Canal Museum, the museum that David is Chairman of. The nearby Blisworth Grand Union Canal tunnel goes under the Olney - Towcester SMJ line route. Its possible to take a short boat trip from the museum just into the tunnel to a point just short of where the SMJ passed overhead! All very tenuous, but links none the less. Stoke is a nice place to visit, especially when their canal gala is on
(around 11th June in 2010 I think) and many restored traditional working boats visit. I know many rail enthusiasts take perhaps a passing interest in canals. I can also thoroughly recommend the larger museum at Ellesmere Port to anyone remotely interested in canals.
Location: Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum
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Comment by Andy Thompson on November 13, 2009 at 7:36
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I real would like to make a full hook with David Blagrove and his canal association - it would be a good move - thoughts?
Andy
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