The conversion of boilers on the station from coal fired to oil fired, allowed road-tankers to take over the inward flow of fuel and accelerated the demise of the railway and the last train ran on 29 March 1963 with closure following two days afterwards.
The conversion from coal to oil at the station resulted in road tankers taking over fuel deliveries, leading to the demise of the railway and the last train departing on March 29, 1963, with closure occurring two days later.