. ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁was ▁itself ▁listed ▁for ▁closure ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁subsequently ▁repr ieved . ▁The ▁line ▁to ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁remained ▁open , ▁although ▁in ▁its ▁latter ▁years ▁passenger ▁services ▁were ▁mainly ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁sh utt le ▁service ▁between ▁Ton bridge ▁( via ▁the ▁single ▁line ▁connection ▁to ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Central ▁- ▁now ▁plain ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ) ▁and ▁Er idge ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁through ▁trains ▁to ▁U ck field ; ▁however ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁dep ot ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁which ▁hous ed ▁rolling ▁stock ▁for ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁U ck field ▁and ▁East ▁Gr inst ead ▁- ▁London ▁( via ▁East ▁Cro yd on ) ▁lines , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁plenty ▁of ▁empty ▁stock ▁moves ▁early ▁and ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁total ▁lack ▁of ▁invest ment ▁for ▁dec ades ▁( since ▁Be ech ing ▁sp ending ▁on ▁anything ▁other ▁than ▁essential ▁rep airs ▁was ▁non - ex istent ), ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁sign alling ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁replaced . ▁British ▁Rail , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁carrying ▁out ▁an ▁upgrade ▁of ▁the ▁Ton bridge ▁to ▁H ast ings ▁Line ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁renew al ▁of ▁Gro ve ▁J unction , ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁keeping ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Er idge ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁station ▁open ▁and ▁undert aking ▁the ▁works , ▁some ▁£ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 ,