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Bletchley shed workings over the SMJ

I have just discovered a short reference in A E Grigg's "Bletchley - Town of Trains" to the fact that during LMS days there were Saturday Northampton Town football specials that ran from Banbury (Merton Street) to Northampton when the Cobblers had a home match. What's strange is that Bletchley provided train, engine and crew for these workings.

Does any one have any further details?

 Previous to this I  thought that only Northampton, Stratford upon Avon, Bedford and Woodford crews manned SMJ workings. 

Dick

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Permalink Reply by alwyn sparrow on February 20, 2012 at 8:08

During the B.R. era of the S.M.J.R. Banbury men worked over the line with iron ore trains.Working through the Fenny Compton-Stratford section to be relieved at Gloucester.Once the line closed the workings continued via Hatton West thence to Stratford.This information was given to me by a friend who was a fireman at Banbury

Alwyn.

Permalink Reply by Dick on February 20, 2012 at 10:03

Cheers Alwyn,

I'd forgot about those workings, does your friend know if any loco types that are not on the SMJ list (Hymeks for instance) were ever used on them?

Dick

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