 At 11.45 pm the train arrived at Quainton Road, greeted by hundreds of locals and railway enthusiasts.At the stroke of midnight, the rails connecting the tramway to the Metropolitan Railway main line were ceremonially severed.Following the withdrawal of London Transport services the Metropolitan Railway's lease was voided and at midnight on 1 December 1935 the railway and stations reverted to the control of the Oxford & Aylesbury Tramroad Company.