Original sentence: However, coal and other freight continued to be carried, until the gradual closure of the Durham coalfield in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a severe drop in the line's traffic and in 1991 the line was mothballed.South of Leamside the line crossed the Durham to Sunderland Railway, which was another victim of the Beeching Axe.Thereafter it continued to carry local passenger services and freight traffic, as well as serving as a useful diversionary route from the ECML, until the passenger service was finally withdrawn in May 1964 during the infamous Beeching cuts
Edited sentence: Coal and other freight continued to be carried until the gradual closure of the Durham coalfield in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a severe drop in the line's traffic.It was mothballed in 1991.South of Victoria Viaduct, the line merged with the Durham to Sunderland Railway for a short distance.The regular passenger service was withdrawn in May 1964 as part of the infamous Beeching cuts.Thereafter it continued to carry local passenger services and freight traffic, as well as serving as a useful diversionary route from the ECML.This was another victim of the Beeching Axe