 Several railtours composed of DMUs ran to Green Grove although by this time the branch was significantly overgrown with vegetation making traction in parts difficult.The general goods traffic had also declined steeply, and after 5 April 1965 goods traffic on the line was discontinued; the branch was shortened back to Green Grove; from that time the milk tanker traffic was the only traffic using the line.It too ceased on 1 October 1973 and from that time the line was completely closed.