inst ead , ▁Gro om bridge ▁and ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Railway ▁( EG GT WR ), ▁itself ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁Three ▁Br id ges ▁to ▁East ▁Gr inst ead ▁Railway , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁buildings ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁Driver . ▁ ▁Engine ered ▁by ▁the ▁L B SC R ' s ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁Frederick ▁Ban ister ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E G GT WR , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁race ▁between ▁the ▁L B SC R ▁and ▁SER ▁conducted ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁town ; ▁" the ▁L B SC ▁was ▁becoming ▁concerned ▁at ▁threatened ▁inc urs ions ▁by ▁the ▁[ SER ] ▁on ▁its ▁territory . ▁So ▁a ▁battle ▁was ▁on . ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁was ▁first ▁reached ▁from ▁East ▁Gr inst ead ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁via ▁Gro om bridge . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( SER ) ▁looking ▁towards ▁Lew es , ▁the ▁London , ▁Bright on ▁and ▁South ▁Coast ▁Railway ▁counter ed ▁with ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Gro om bridge ▁to ▁U ck field ." ▁ ▁From ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁there ▁were ▁direct ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁at ▁Bright on ▁and ▁East bourne ▁and ▁to ▁London ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁services ▁ran ▁via ▁Gro om bridge ▁and ▁Ash urst . ▁As ▁a ▁sign ▁outside ▁the ▁station ▁proud ly ▁proc laimed ,