Telephonic Traumas Treated - Some clever stuff has resulted, as promised, in "land line" calls being routes to the fbbs' mobiles. This is a temporary measure until No 3 son visits later in November accompanied by two new phones with will be more digital than the existing devices. Additional material will now be added to this week's blogs and Friday's suggested supplementary spider map station section should be ready.
A Big And Busy Station
Staff from the late 19th Century! And commuters in the 1950s.
From the look on their faces, there might have been some disruption.
The most notable feature of Grove park is its magnificent platform canopies.
In a way, it is sad that their antiquity was lost, but good that they were fully rebuilt in stainless metal ...
... losing some of their architectural quality. but gaining ...
The booking hall is as you would expect; with ticket machines ...
... which are also covered.
... and a staffed ticket office. 
Access to the "main line" platforms is by ramps from the station building ...
The two main island platforms each have a small waiting room with heating and take and swap book shelf.
The only refreshment facilities at platform level are provided by vending machines.
There are food and drink shops in the station building.
As well as walk route back via the booking hall, the splendid footbridge links all the platforms ...
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...' as yet without lifts, although for all but platform 1 the ramped access is available.
Here we see the steps down to Platform 1 ...
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Disaster Darling!
... used by the shuttle trains to Bromley North.
But there is another route! A walkway exists from the booking hall (the wiggly footbridge that we met earlier) ...
... viewed from the top of its steps down to Platform 1 ...
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... the wiggly extra footbridge. Here are two more views taken from Platform 2, firstly looking towards the station building ...
... then towards the steps down to Platform 1.
It wasn't always there; here is platform 1 (far right) in steam days with only the usual footbridge in the distance.
Does anyone know when and why the extra walk route was added?
Disaster Darling!
fbb had forgotten that his tin of enamel labelled matt black was very gloss! So the first attempt looked shiny and ridiculous for an aged tank wagon! Then fbb's hand seemed more shaky than usual and the paint splurged quite a bit. Work is in progress to redress the balance.
fbb had made some nominal buffers.
He could have bought high quality 3D printed buffers ...
... but at a fiver a set it just wasn't worth it for a cheap and nasty plastic toy costing just £2.50. And at a distance in poor light conditions, fbb has seen worse!
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Next we must look at train services at Grove Park, now and in visionary future.
Next Grove Park Gallivant blog : Weds 29 Oct
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