In the 1980s the number of tracks running through the abandoned site were reduced back down to two.

In the 1950s, the abandoned site was eyed for use by a fire station, but the plan never materialized.

The performance reopened the abandoned site to the public for the first time in 20 years, was seen by more than 15,000 people and was performed more than 30 times.

Abandoned sites are largely unpopulated but still have standing buildings.

Ecological science has boomed in the industrial investment of restoring ecosystems and their processes in abandoned sites after disturbance.