 The line was converted to standard gauge in 1872.In 1871 the Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway was formed to extend the line from Whimsey northwards to link up with the Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Railway at Mitcheldean Road; the line was taken over by the GWR in 1878 and completed, but never fully opened.From the late 1890s, shipments from Bullo Pill declined, and the last cargo of stone left the dock in 1926.