‘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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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.

North End and Warwick Road stations? 57 Replies

Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue

Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.

1873 timetable 4 Replies

Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue

Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.

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Again not strictly SMJ but very close to it!

Browsing through the internet recently I came across the photograph below of the two Army Fire Department fire engine rail-cars that were posted to CAD (as it was then) Kineton in the mid sixties when the new fire station there was built. The station rail siding running into it where these rail appliances stood, I believe in their own bay, next to the conventional road appliances.

The photograph displays the machines standing in a scrapyard awaiting their demise in the early seventies. Mention was made that they were built in the mid fifties, if that is the case then they must have either been held in store or utilized somewhere else as they did not arrive at Kineton until somewhen between early 1964 and late 1966.

I apologize to the person who originally took this photograph but I do not have his/ her details to give credits.

A recent drive down the Kineton to Edgehill road indicated that the track was very rusty and a new crossroads for road traffic with level crossing type flashing signals has been installed. I have heard from elsewhere that all rail movement of ammunition has been banned. Does this mean therefore that the sole remaining stub of the SMJ from Fenny Compton to Burton Dassett has now gone out of regular use?

Regards

Dave Hayward.

PS: Was the bridge at Fenny Compton on this stub ever repaired after the lorry strike a couple of years ago?

Dave

 

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Dave,
Interesting pic and info.
The bridge was repaired but the demolished span was not replaced. There are pictures on here post incident

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