▁a ▁locomot ive ▁shed ▁demol ished ▁when ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁H oney bourne . ▁The ▁West ▁box ▁was ▁open ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁had ▁ 3 7 ▁le vers ; ▁it ▁replaced ▁a ▁temporary ▁box ▁d ating ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁station ▁saw ▁very ▁little ▁goods ▁traffic ▁as ▁most ▁were ▁handled ▁at ▁St . ▁James ; ▁a ▁ 1 5 - ton ▁we igh bridge ▁was ▁never theless ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁yard . ▁ ▁High - speed ▁services ▁between ▁Br istol ▁Temple ▁M ead s ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁on ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁Gl ouc ester ▁line ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁H oney bourne ▁line ▁which ▁closed ▁to ▁local ▁passenger ▁services ▁from ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁goods ▁and ▁passengers . ▁The ▁Ch el ten ham ▁to ▁H oney bourne ▁stretch ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁passenger ▁trains ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁occas ional ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁der ail ment ▁of ▁a ▁coal ▁train ▁at ▁ ▁caused ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Down ▁line ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁une conom ic ▁to ▁repair . ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁West ▁Sign al ▁Box ▁had ▁closed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁East ▁Sign al ▁Box ▁last ing ▁until ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7