▁ 2 9 ▁plus ▁one ▁goods ▁service ▁each ▁way , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁sp ur ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁single - track ▁sections ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Through - running ▁on ▁the ▁C uck oo ▁Line ▁had ▁been ▁possible ▁since ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁L B SC R ▁extended ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁H ail sh am ▁to ▁Er idge ▁which ▁enabled ▁services ▁to ▁run ▁through ▁to ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁caused ▁a ▁storm ▁when ▁the ▁special ▁train ▁carrying ▁his ▁famous ▁show ▁arrived ▁at ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁for ▁a ▁performance . ▁Crow ds ▁of ▁on look ers ▁watched ▁as ▁the ▁horses ▁and ▁coach ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁" D ead wood ▁Stage ▁amb ush ▁event " ▁dashed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁circ us ▁marque e ▁to ▁head ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁where ▁covered ▁w ag ons ▁were ▁waiting ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁next ▁ven ue . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁bay ▁platforms ▁was ▁subsequently ▁nick named ▁the ▁" J um bo ▁Platform " ▁- ▁a ▁name ▁ar ising ▁from ▁the ▁days ▁when ▁circ us ▁trains ▁were ▁un loaded ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁ele ph ants ▁were ▁march ed ▁along ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁the ▁circ us ▁site ▁on ▁nearby ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Common . ▁ ▁Post - group ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁following ▁the ▁grouping ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Rail ways