The rest of the western section was closed to all traffic on 1 November 1965 when Willenhall goods yard closed. However, the section from Heath Town Junction to Noose Lane near Willenhall was reopened in 1970, although in reality it was little more than a very long siding for steel trains to run along from the former Round Oak Steelworks to the Weldless Tube Company works. When this traffic ceased after the closure of the steelworks on 23 December 1982, the line was closed again in 1983.