haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə lˈaɪn bɪkˌeɪm ʌŋkəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv wɪððə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv ɹˈoʊd tɹˈænspoːɹt, ænd klˈoʊzd tə pˈæsɪndʒɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ænd tə fɹˈeɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
However, the line became uncompetitive with the growth of road transport, and closed to passengers in 1951 and to freight in 1959.