fɹˈeɪt kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɹˈʌn fɚðə nˈɛkst fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ðə lˈaɪn wʌz jˈuːɾəlˌaɪzd æz ɐ daɪvˈɜːʒənˌɛɹi ɹˈaʊt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ᵻlˌɛktɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst mˈeɪn lˈaɪn, bˌʌt ɪɾ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli klˈoʊzd kəmplˈiːtli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd wʌz lˈɪftᵻd baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Freight continued to run for the next four years (the line was utilised as a diversionary route during the electrification of the West Coast Main Line), but it eventually closed completely in 1967 and was lifted by 1970.