7 5 F ) ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁accommod ating ▁six ▁engines ▁and ▁situated ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁by ▁a ▁larger ▁four - road ▁shed ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁Following ▁bomb ▁damage ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁engine ▁shed ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁cor rug ated ▁as best os . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁steam ▁loc os ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁but ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁storage ▁of ▁engine ers ▁rolling ▁stock ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁removed . ▁ ▁Gro ve ▁J unction ▁ ▁Although ▁initially ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁termin us ▁station , ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁SER ▁and ▁the ▁L B SC R ▁saw ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁linked ▁by ▁a ▁short ▁sp ur ▁to ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Line ▁thereby ▁connecting ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Central ▁station . ▁The ▁sp ur ▁came ▁about ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁inten se ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁railway ▁companies ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁both ▁simultaneously ▁depos iting ▁b ills ▁before ▁Parliament ▁for ▁compet ing ▁routes ▁across ▁the ▁south - east . ▁The ▁L B SC R ▁obtained ▁author isation ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁O use ▁Valley ▁Railway , ▁whilst ▁the ▁SER ▁proposed ▁a ▁new