c ars ▁mar oon ed ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁flo oded ▁or ▁was hed ▁out ▁sections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁passengers ▁used ▁the ▁line , ▁never theless ▁the ▁road way ▁section ▁east ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁Bridge , ▁including ▁Bou lev ard ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound ▁halt , ▁closed ▁at ▁mid night ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁last ▁car ▁to ▁call ▁was ▁original ▁G CR ▁car ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁The ▁line ▁took ▁some ▁years ▁to ▁die . ▁It ▁was ▁cut ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁Gr ims by ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁it ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁peak ▁services ▁only , ▁it ▁disappeared ▁from ▁Brad sh aw ▁and ▁through ▁ticket ing ▁beyond ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁with dra wn . ▁F ormal ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁Kil n ▁Lane ▁tram car ▁halt ▁came ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁tram c ars ▁running ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁six ▁tram c ars ▁set ▁off ▁from ▁Im ming ham ▁D ock , ▁nomin ally ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 0 3 . ▁The ▁last ▁tram car ▁of ▁this ▁con voy ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁all ▁was ▁Number ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁first ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁was ▁at ▁Im ming ham ▁D ock