 Rail traffic beyond Sale ceased in December 1995, and Sale became the terminus for all trains on the line.Road coach services continued to Stratford, Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost and further east, with some continuing into southern New South Wales.However, in mid-1999, log trains began running to Bairnsdale again, and the passenger service to Bairnsdale resumed on 3 May 2004.