As the popularity of the motorcar increased , train services were severely cut back due to the lack of patronage .
The number of services passing through Tunbridge Wells West declined as one line after another was closed from the 1950s onwards .
As the popularity of the motorcar increased , train services were severely cut back due to the lack of patronage , and the number of services passing through Tunbridge Wells West declined as one line after another was closed from the 1950s onwards .