44188 at Stratford Old Town on SLS Railtour
"I think the man in the cab looks like Dave Cook, a Stratford man who worked for the GPO after leaving the railway."
‘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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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
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"The area is swarming with archeologists. So far they have located 2 wells, an old roadway from the Easton Estate to the A43 near the Porsche garage and other Roman artefacts. "
"Don't know what they have dug up, but they are apparently building 14 units.20241103_124133.jpgbut"
More building at Towcester
I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?See More
More building at Towcester
I hear there has been more building at the station site in Towcester.Anyone know what they've dug up?See More
"Anything in the Towcester area I need to look at SMJ wise? I coming up weekend after next"
"Please note. We are no longer using the domain www.smj.me. Please use thesmjr.ning.com"
"Can I say thank you to all the members for staying with us throughout the troubles of this year and just how much I look forward to 2024"
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"I don't think so but I will ask Rex Partridge who is a fount of knowledge on railways of the Byfield / Woodford Halse area."
"There is an interesting article about the SMJR on the following website: www.WarwickshireRailways.com"
Thank you for popping by!
My love for the SMJ started with a pint of milk! As we walked into the door of Towcester's Tesco's, my brother said "of course you know this is where the station was!" That was it! I was bitten! 5 years on I have written articles on the SMJ, I give talks and the website has taken on yet another new look - I hope you enjoy it! Andy - Email me
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- At 16:07 on July 22, 2022,
Colin Franklin said…
There is an interesting article about the SMJR on the following website: www.WarwickshireRailways.com
- At 18:00 on November 8, 2018,
Hello Andy.
I have received an e-mail from "James Pollard" who has "added a profile to your profile." and there are several what appear to be genuine links to the SMJ web site.
Hw starts with "Good day. How is everything with you." then says he has "something very vital to you."
I think this is a scam and have not opened any links. I will forward the e-mail to you or another member if you wish.
I cannot find "James Pollard" on the members list. Do you know if any other members have been contacted by him? Perhaps you may have heard of any instances.
Personally, I have now moved to Marsden in West Yorkshire but I still maintain a close interest in the SMJ site and the remains of the old railway itself, especially when we have to return to visit friends and relatives South of the Trent.
Finally, I do not appear to be listed on the members list.
Regards
John Barber
- At 13:04 on July 6, 2017,
Andy Thompson said…
- Thought you all might like this. http://www.vintag.es/2017/07/evans-auto-railer-bus-that-run-across.html?m=1
Andy
- At 15:54 on December 4, 2014,
NIGEL said…
Hello Andy, with all that's going on at the moment as regards North End & Warwick Road stations, I have to report that an error has been made.
Photographic and map evidence of Burton Dassett platform put it on the Eastern side of Bridge 66, on the old A41 road, opposite the old sidings.
I reference Warwickshire Railways photo smjbd7, which is of the old abandoned platform building. The caption should read ' Looking West towards Kineton ' . I must admit that I have read articles that state this platform was between the bridge and the EHLR junction, but clearly this was wrong. This means that the bridge numbers index is correct at this point.
- At 15:01 on August 1, 2014,
- So sorry I forgot to say. David Wellstood.
- At 21:01 on June 19, 2013,
Cheers, Andy.
- At 16:55 on May 20, 2013,
Hello Andy thank you for welcoming me to smjr railway society I look forward to enjoying beeing a member
Best wishes Ray
- At 14:17 on December 14, 2012,
many thanks, i have spent ages looking at the images.
unfortunately i was born to late to see anything other than the carnage left after beeching.
i am at a loss to try and find images or track layout for chacombe / chalcombe halt. there are one or two images of the station in the george & dragon - but no real links have been found on the web... i wonder if any members have any clues....
kind regards daniel
- At 19:01 on December 9, 2012,
Different view of photo you posted a few days ago, have you seen this?
- At 13:55 on November 18, 2012,
thanks for this Andy. has anybody researched the opening and closing dates of signal boxes on the SMJ?
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