 Also, as a condition of renewing the lease on the site, the council insisted on the installation of fences on both sides of the railway, which would have created an unpleasant cage-like environment for passengers using the railway's low-slung coaches.In 1985, faced with a series of obstacles, the railway closed at the end of the summer season in September, and the track was lifted shortly afterwards.The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Historic Vehicles Trust was formed in 1983 with the intention of restoring and preserving some of the ex-Nocton Great War era vehicles that were to be disposed of by the LCLR Company.