popular, and were served by the line. Local closures The very low usage of some parts of the M&GNJR system under BR could not be ignored, and some local closures started: On 6 April 1953 the to section was closed. On 21 September 1953 the to section closed. The ex-GER station was closed on 20 September 1954, services being concentrated on the M&GNJR station, Cromer Beach, which was extended and improved for the purpose. , and stations closed to passengers in 1957 and closed to passengers in 1958. Diesel trains Diesel multiple unit vehicles were introduced on the M&GNJR from 18 September 1955, gradually taking over the entire passenger service except the long-distance trains which remained locomotive-hauled. Total closure In May 1958 a report was finalised by British Railways. It concluded that the entirety of the M&GNJR was loss-making, and was largely duplicated by routes of the former GER. Complete closure of passenger services was proposed. Widespread closure of goods services too was contemplated, with only the Spalding to Sutton Bridge, Peterborough to Wisbech, South Lynn to Gayton Road, and Melton Constable to Norwich City being kept. Only the Melton to Cromer branch was to be unaffected by the proposals. The scale of the closure aroused considerable opposition, mainly focussed on the reduction in amenity to communities, although there was also widespread apathy, reflected in poor turnouts at public meetings. After deliberation the Transport Users Consultative Committee issued its decision in November 1958, that the majority of the proposed closures should proceed. Retained sections were Spalding to Bourne for goods, Spalding to Sutton Bridge for goods. A new spur would be built at Murrow connecting the M&GN line with the GN&GE Joint line; the Peterborough to Wisbech line would be disconnected at the Peterborough end, and served via the Murrow curve from Whitemoor, at March. Wisbech too would be retained and served from Whitemoor via Murrow. Further east the Melton Constable to Norwich line would remain open for goods trains, as would the South Lynn to Rudham line. Passenger trains would continue to operate between Melton Constable and Cromer, and between North Walsham and Mundesley. Yarmouth Vauxhall (the former GER station) would be extended to handle the additional seasonal passenger traffic. The closures took place after the last trains on Saturday 28 February 1959. There was much greater public attention to the running of the last passenger trains than there