Statutory powers to operate the line were inherited from the RB because lengths of rail had been left in place where there had formerly been level crossings.

The reason for the railway's closure was the occupation of the station at Caurel by the local mayor who subsequently let the facility to a member of his family.

There is a myth that the railway was closed after a kidnap attempt on the owner's son and that the operating capital for the following season was employed in effecting his return.

After closure, Jubilee, France, the Galloping Goose railcar and the rolling stock returned to the UK and were kept in storage until the Ellerton family purchased the Fairbourne Railway in North Wales in 1984.

As of 2011, three of these were located on the 15 in (381 mm) Evesham Vale Light Railway in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.