Swanley New Barn Railway

All trains stop at this station, so they can be turned around and be prepared to travel back along the line.

There are three platforms and a locomotive loop line where the engines can run around and couple back up to the train.

This station was made higher when the platform was redeveloped in 2006, making it easier for passengers to board and leave the train.

[1] The signal box was formally named Holborn Crossing in 2013 in memory of the society founding member Christopher Johnson, who during his BR career had been an area manager covering Holborn Viaduct, with the absence of a viaduct the last part was changed to 'crossing'.

Which levers are locked is decided by the signal box computer which receives points positions, track circuit data and lever information to decide if it is possible to set a route that will not cause a train to be sent in the wrong direction or be sent on a route where another train is set to cross the track in front of it.

The points are worked by 12 V windscreen wiper motors[1] which have been adjusted so that they stop in one of two positions.

[1] The railway commonly has to deal with problems with vandalism, including smashed windows.

The track is occasionally lifted up overnight, making it unsuitable and unsafe for the trains to run on it.