▁with ▁a ▁roof ▁ ▁above ▁track ▁level ▁and ▁project ing ▁about ▁ ▁out wards , ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁carri ages . ▁A ▁third - class ▁passenger ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁when ▁he ▁clim bed ▁part - way ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁open ▁carriage ▁and ▁hit ▁his ▁head ▁on ▁the ▁shelter ' s ▁project ing ▁roof ▁as ▁his ▁Green wich - bound ▁train ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁station . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁enqu iry ▁recommended ▁that ▁steps ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁" un r uly ▁class ▁of ▁passengers " ▁found ▁in ▁third ▁class ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁" power ▁to ▁inj ure ▁themselves " ▁in ▁future . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁small ▁shelter ▁for ▁ticket ▁collect ors ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁platform ▁and ▁trains ▁to ▁London ▁Bridge ▁were ▁stopped ▁there ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁ticket ▁collections ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁their ▁destination . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁continued ▁until ▁Char ing ▁Cross ▁railway ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁For ▁some ▁years ▁local ▁children ▁explo ited ▁the ▁ticket ▁stops ▁at ▁Sp a ▁Road . ▁The ▁ticket ▁collections ▁meant ▁that ▁up ▁trains ▁had ▁to ▁stand ▁there ▁for ▁some ▁considerable ▁time , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁par ap et ▁wall ▁and ▁perfectly ▁visible ▁from ▁street ▁level . ▁One ▁regular ▁trav eller , ▁Alfred ▁Ros ling ▁Ben nett , ▁later ▁re called , ▁ ▁Third ▁station ▁( 1 8 6 7 - 1 9 1 5 )