The line was requistioned in 1941 to serve the new Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe and one of the four sub-sites for ammunition storage was constructed next to Ford and Crossgates station; in 2010 ten storage buildings remained in use for civilian purposes.
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In the run-up towards World War II there was a recognition of a need to provide secure storage for munitions across the UK . The proposal was to create three Central Ammunition Depots ( CADs ) : one in the north ( Longtown, Cumbria ); one in the Midlands ( Nesscliffe, Shropshire ); and one in the South of England at Tunnel quarry, Monkton Farleigh and Eastlays Ridge.
