Sadly, the line between Lumsden and Garston was damaged by flooding in February 1979 and the last Kingston Flyer from Garston ran not long afterwards, on 17 April. The last goods train to Kingston, hauled by DJ 1228, ran on 22 November. Official closure of the line between Lumsden and Garston came on 26 November 1979. For the next three years the Kingston Flyer ran elsewhere but in 1982 it came back to Kingston. There were initially plans to operate it all the way to Garston, but these were later changed to Fairlight and the six kilometres between Garston and Fairlight was closed. The 14 kilometres between Fairlight and Kingston is still open for the Kingston Flyer. There are proposals to relay track back to Garston as the rail corridor is still designated for rail use.