A Happy New Year.
As we begin 2024, here are a few photograps of our work at the station from November and December. As always, a massive thank you to James and the team !
The big news is that we have created a brand new feature around the North Downs Way sign.
We are not quite finished yet, but we have made excellent progress transforming this patch of waste ground to the left of the station building into an interesting little garden.
The creation of a garden here was actually the original suggestion of one of our friends at Southeastern, and we have been happy to turn the idea into reality.
We have also been refreshing some of the bulbs on Platform 2, ready for Spring.
The planter on Platform 1 has been given a new winter look….
And, all the window boxes have been renewed as well….
The other big news is that we have just been nominated in the “It’s Your Station” – Silver Category at the Community Rail Network Awards. The results will be announced at a ceremony in Cardiff in March.
To help celebrate, we have had these lovely badges made for all our volunteers !
And finally, for all our steam fans, locomotive 34046 “Braunton” passed through the station again on Saturday 16th December with a Christmas rail tour from Gloucester to Canterbury. Here she is on the approach to Otford.
Friends of Otford Station 