In 1938, the LAG and, with it, the Isar Valley Railway were nationalised.

Following the Feasibility Study Don Valley Railway are in the process of developing a business plan to operate passenger services on the route.

Connecting the industries of Cleveland with the coal fields in the south, the Valley Railway provided raw resources and access to markets for industrial operations.

It has been returned to working order and following a move back to the Nene Valley Railway is currently receiving attention to its body work.

A small museum commemorating the Valley Railway now exists at the site.

On 22 May 1983, the remaining section of the Valley Railway was closed for all passenger traffic.

The Valley Railway was built next to, and sometimes on top of, the Ohio and Erie Canal.

The Valley Railway provided a faster transport for the coal needed to fuel the new industrial economy.

The Valley Railway brought an increase in noise and pollution to the quiet rural valley.

After a decade of operation, the Valley Railway became part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.