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Grove Park Sidings is a large Balfour Beatty Rail at Hither Green
/ref> for their On-Track-Machines and Plant equipment. To the west of Grove Park Sidings is Hither Green Cemetery, and to the east, is Grove Park Nature Reserve, and Northbrook Park.''Nicholson Greater London Street Atlas Comprehensive Edition'' p 184 (2003)
Grove Park Sidings is a large stabling
In the UK, a stabling point is a place where rail locomotives are parked while awaiting their next turn of duty. A stabling point may be fitted with a fuelling point and other minor maintenance facilities. A good example of this was Newport ...
complex for suburban commuter trains in Lewisham, South East London. It is situated approximately halfway between Hither Green Station
Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, south-east London. It is down the line from and is situated between and either or depending on the route.
It is a busy commuter station with serv ...
and Grove Park station
Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212) within Travelcard Zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is down the line from .
It ...
.
Grove Park Sidings were previously named Hither Green Sidings, until sidings closer to Hither Green were built and took that name, causing the site to be renamed Grove Park Sidings.
It consists of two sets of sidings,Quail Map 5 - England South age 3Sept 2002 (Retrieved 2011-08-30) one on either side of the Main line which are linked by a pedestrian footbridge. On the Down side are Bramdean sidings and the large carriage shed, whilst on the Up side are St Mildreds sidings. There is also a carriage washing plant on the inlet road of Down sidings.
The site is owned by Network Rail and operated by Southeastern
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and provides berthing for a range of different EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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. EMU types that are stabled there include Class 465 Networker, Class 466 Networker, Class 375 Express Electrostar, Class 375 Outer Suburban Electrostar and Class 376 Suburban Electrostar.
Grove Park is one of Southeastern's driver depots.
Nearby is Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD)
Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a railway depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains adjacent to the Hither Green marshalling yard. The depot is a hub for moving freight arou ...
, which is operated by Balfour Beatty Rail/ref> for their On-Track-Machines and Plant equipment. To the west of Grove Park Sidings is Hither Green Cemetery, and to the east, is Grove Park Nature Reserve, and Northbrook Park.''Nicholson Greater London Street Atlas Comprehensive Edition'' p 184 (2003)
References
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