▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁north bound ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁returning ▁south bound ▁the ▁following ▁Saturday . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁steam ▁train ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁a ▁non - stop ▁enthus iast s ' ▁special ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁This ▁train ▁also ▁travers ed ▁the ▁Do e ▁Le a ▁Branch . ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁Light ▁engine ▁movements ▁and ▁inter mitt ent ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁continued ▁over ▁the ▁C low ne ▁Branch ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁when ▁an ▁under ground ▁fire ▁threatened ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁line , ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁expensive ▁need ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁points ▁connecting ▁the ▁branch ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Line ▁at ▁El m ton ▁and ▁C res well . ▁These ▁points ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁plain ▁line , ▁as ▁were ▁those ▁at ▁Ox cro ft ▁Col li ery ▁J unction . ▁Super b ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁available ▁on ▁line ▁but ▁note ▁that , ▁as ▁the ▁aer ial ▁view ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁shows , ▁" O xc ro ft ▁Col li ery ▁No ▁ 3 " ▁signal box ▁was ▁near ▁Bar l borough ▁Col li ery , ▁not ▁Ox cro ft ▁Col li ery . ▁ ▁Modern ▁times ▁ ▁A ▁visit ▁to ▁several ▁points ▁along ▁the ▁branch ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁single ▁track ▁between ▁Ox cro ft ▁Col li ery ▁through ▁the