Goods ceased over the remaining route east of High Marnham in 1980 after an accident at Clifton-on-Trent damaged the track beyond economic repair. The section through Ollerton to High Marnham power station continued, but this ceased when the power station closed in 2003.Neil Burgess, Nottinghamshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2017, , page 8
