The sidings on the Ashurst spur were laid by the Spa Valley Railway in the late 1990s to store stock.  At the time the land was owned by a supporter of the railway who was content to allow the presence of the sidings on his land.  Following a change of ownership the new owner asked the railway to return the land and the sidings were permanently closed and lifted. Spa Valley ran a "last train" on the line on 2 August 2018 using their DMU 1317.   The locked gates and remains of the spur are seen here after closure on 25.08.2019 20103