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By the 1970s the power station was in decline, with Stourport A being closed in 1976.<ref name = "Booth" /> Coal continued to be delivered to the power station by rail via Hartlebury , but an increasing proportion was delivered by road towards the end of the 1970s, until coal trains ceased in March 1979,and road haulage took over completely.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Mitchell & Smith (2007)]]</ref> the <ref name="StourportPast">[https://www.facebook.com/STOURPORTPAST/posts/1170675616317956 Stourport Past Facebook Page, retrieved 14/06/2016]</ref> The line itself was finally being taken out of use on 12 January 1981.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns]] p. 94.</ref> Stourport B finally closed in 1984 and has since been demolished, with the area now mainly being a housing estate.