ðə bɹˈæntʃ sɚvˈaɪvd æz ɐ fɹˈeɪt lˈaɪn, wɪððə lˈæst tɹˈeɪnloʊd ʌv pˈɪtʃ fɹʌmðə wˈɜːks lˈiːvɪŋ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
The branch survived as a freight line, with the last trainload of pitch from the works leaving in December 1970.