 Although the introduction of the Bagnall locomotives and the traffic generated by the works at Waddesdon Manor had boosted the line 's fortunes , it remained in serious financial difficulty . The only connection with the national railway network was by the turntable at Quainton Road . Although the 3rd Duke of Buckingham was both the owner of the Wotton Tramway and Chairman of the A & B , the latter regarded the Tramway as a nuisance , and in the 1870s pursued a policy of charging disproportionately high fees for through traffic between the Tramway and the main line , with the intention of forcing the Tramway out of business . A & B trains would deliberately miss connections with the Tramway , causing milk shipped via Quainton Road to become unsellable . The Tramway sought legal advice and was informed that the Duke would be likely to win a legal action against the A & B. However , the A & B was in such a precarious financial position that any successful legal action against it would likely have forced its through Quainton Road to close , severing the Tramway 's connection with the national network . Many Tramway passengers changed trains at Quainton Road to continue their journey on the A & B ; in 1885 , 5 @,@ 192 passengers did so . The Tramway 's management suggested that the A & B subsidise the Tramway to the sum of £ 25 ( about £ 2 @,@ 400 in 2016 ) per month to allow passenger services to continue , but the A & B agreed to pay only £ 5 ( about £ 500 in 2016 ) per month . By the mid @-@ 1880s the Tramway was finding it difficult to cover the operating expenses of either goods or passenger operations . 
