▁would ▁be ▁saved ▁by ▁closing ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way . ▁ ▁With ▁Pick ▁wanting ▁to ▁abandon ▁fre ight ▁services ▁and ▁seeing ▁no ▁future ▁for ▁the ▁extrem ities ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁as ▁passenger ▁routes , ▁the ▁L PT B ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁all ▁passenger ▁services ▁beyond ▁A yles bury . ▁All ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁were ▁officially ▁with dra wn ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁trains ▁running ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November . ▁While ▁services ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁completely ▁from ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way , ▁the ▁L PT B ▁considered ▁the ▁Ver ney ▁J unction ▁branch ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁fre ight ▁line ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁di version ary ▁route , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁to ▁operate ▁fre ight ▁services ▁until ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁Following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁London ▁Transport ▁services ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ' s ▁le ase ▁was ▁void ed ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁stations ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁& ▁A yles bury ▁Tr am road ▁Company . ▁With ▁no ▁funds ▁and ▁no ▁rolling ▁stock ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁the ▁O & AT C ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁line , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁entire ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction . ▁W ot ton ▁station ▁building ▁sold ▁for ▁£ 5   1