 The Stratford-Cheltenham line was used for a modest amount of freight until 1976 when a derailment south of prompted the closure of the line except for a section between the West Loop and Long Marston.This section was singled on 24 March 1980 when the West Loop box was also closed.The following year a new chord was laid on the formation of the former South Loop which allowed the reversal of trains at West Loop to be discontinued and the sidings there to be closed, followed by the replacement of Honeybourne South box with a 2-lever frame on 7 March 1983.