Passenger services were not resumed when the line reopened as by now the works was better served by bus services using the Barking by-pass. The branch survived as a freight line, with the last trainload of pitch from the works leaving in December 1970.
After reopening, passenger services did not resume as the works were better served by bus routes using the Barking bypass. The branch remained operational for freight, with the final trainload of pitch leaving the works in December 1970.