Grove Park light railway

[theageofthetra]

Since starting at this depot I have often thought the drivers lengthy walks could be aided by a minature railway in the yard up to the station! Joking aside I have two questions

1) There was a narrow gauge railway built in the 20's to assist the construction of the nearby Downham estate-are there any remains or bits of rolling stock left, & where did it join the main line?

2)Did any rail depots have narrow gauge railways for the movement of staff (as opposed to the movement of equipment e.g Horwich)

Thanks
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Found this pic online but can't really place where it is? It also looks standard gauge- I suspect ex WW1 narrow gauge field railway equipment was used in the construction areas.

http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/__data/assets/image/0014/305060/under-construction-01584-750.jpg

 

[30907]

I'm sure your suspicions are right. Andrew Hajducki's book "The Railways of Beckenham" has a section on the Bethlem Hospital project which had the same combination. In fact it could even have been the same stock?

I'm pretty sure the photo is taken N of Grove Park, looking over towards Hither Green Cemetery, in which case the bracket signal would be for the Bromley North branch platform, but not sure how far N as the area has changed a great deal in the 30 years since I moved away, let alone since Downham was built. Somewhere opposite the southernmost car shed?