‘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' 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Hi All. I've joined up after an internet search looking for information regarding Ravenstone Wood Junction. It has come to light that there were sidings here. Did they link to the army depot?

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Hello Richard, 

There were no sidings at Ravenstone Wood Junction itself.  There were sidings to into the Army Depot but they were located at Piddington on the Bedford - Northampton (ex Midland) line.  They were not far away at all  form the SMJ line but not directly connected.  This end of the SMJ is well covered in this month's Railway Bylines magazine and Ravenstone Wood Junction features in a few pictures and maps.

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Simon

Simon

13 points were trailing from the up main worked with a trap, also numbered 13 and protected by 14, a miniature semaphore. On the plan i have seen this siding splits into two, one shown as going to stops and the one furthest from the up main continuing on.

Hi Richard

Just to add to Si's recent reply, there was in fact a connection into the Army depot from the Ravenstone Wood Junction end too - but only from around 1939 until the end of the war after which it was removed. Presumably this was as a wartime contingency, just in case the usual access near at Piddington station became blocked for any reason. The Army sidings were very extensive and stretched right up towards Ravenstone Wood, so the connection was presumably very easy to install. It may well have been controlled by the signal box there - it would be interesting to know if there were spare levers in the frame that could have accommodated this - otherwise it may have had a temporary ground frame.

Regards

The plan i have shows the frame as a 20 lever Midland Tumbler. Levers as follows..

1 Down Main splitting distant

2 Down Main home

3 Down Branch splitting distant

4 Down Branch Starter

5 Up Main Starter

6 Spare

7 Main Crossover

8 Disc Down Main to Up Main

9 Points Down Main - Branch

10 Spare

11 Spare

12 Spare

13 Points Up Main - Up Sidings

14 Miniature signal Up Sidings to Up Main

15 Spare

16 Up Branch Home

17 Up Branch Distant

18 Down Main Starter

19 Up Main Home

20 Up Main Distant

I addition the plan mentions the staff to Towcester is Red, Round.

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