I take your point about No 16 being camera shy.  There are two photos on the Warwickshire Railways site and it looks like No 16 became LMS 2309.  I've stalled on my idea of adding nameplates because I don't think they will look right.  The photos I've found show that the model is very accurate so perhaps the builder had access to drawings and pictures.  The model was finished in 1978 and the builder has long gone.  If you want to see my page on the loco the report is here.

Cheers,

Steven

John

Thanks for that. I'd very much like to see the general notes on Stratford you mentioned. Thanks again for all your help. You can contact me on valdick.bodily@btinternet.com

Dick

Thanks a lot John,

Any details on the trip workings to Old Town yard from the GWR, presumably 22xx worked?

I've also foundthat that the last goods at Byfiled was probably brought in from Woodford after the Stratford - Blisworth pick ups ceased and was steel rods for the building of the radar tower thing near Charwelton.

Blaklesley & Towcester coal merchants were still supplied by the continuing Blisworth - Woodford West pick up until late 63, possibly early Jan 64.

Dick

John

I wondered if you could help me in finishing my article about pick up SMJ line freights for the website by answering the following questions?

After the discontinuation of the Stratford-Blisworth pick ups were there any other pick up or local workings at the Stratford end of the line? ( I have quite extensive info on what went on east of Byfield)

Were there trips workings at any time in your memory from the SMJ to the GWR at Stratford or to and from Clifford Sidings?

Clifford Sidings remained open officially after the end of the Stratford - Blisworth pick ups, did any trains actually call there during that period?

Any details about working or locos would be much appreciated

All the best

 

Dick Bodiliy

John
I don't think I will put the Ettington pix in an album if you think they are still copyright. Your great colour picture of the final railtour is in various albums inc. 'Stratford upon Avon', 'The SMJR Remembered' and 'Final Days'. I put several Albums together so that people can watch slideshows when I was editing the picture collection for Andy a little while ago. It would be nice to have albums for 'Ettington' and the stations beyond Stratford towards Broom as we have for the other stations but we have so few pix of them on the website.
Dick

John
re. the images of Ettington station that you attached to Si's discussion about Small SMJ stations would it be okay for me to copy and paste them into the SMJR photos section so they could appear in an eventual Ettington album or would there be copyright issues?
Dick

Hi John. We'd all love to see some more of your undoubted SMJ expertise on the site.
...Look out for it!

Andy

Hello John,
I think it was you who responded to my efforts in early 1998 to research the SMJ.....I hope that we can see a growing archive here!

Peter