 A steam locomotive called "Charwelton" was built for the line in 1917, worked it until 1942, and is now preserved on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.Charwelton station closed to passengers and goods on 4 March 1963, the line itself on 5 September 1966.The station buildings had already gone before the line closed, though the platform remained until the mid-1980s as so – more critically – did the road bridge.