▁that ▁L & Y R ▁employees ▁had ▁recently ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁He ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁L & Y R , ▁Captain ▁Law , ▁and ▁Mr ▁Black more , ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁line , ▁for ▁ordering ▁the line ▁to ▁be ▁blocked ▁with ▁the ▁ba ulk ▁of ▁tim ber . ▁ ▁H ack ing ▁also ▁mentions ▁an ▁approaching ▁up - train ▁from ▁Bol ton , ▁which ▁on ▁encounter ing ▁the ▁block age ▁apparently ▁moved ▁across ▁to ▁the ▁down ▁line ▁to ▁by pass ▁it   – ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁on coming ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Express ing ▁his ▁shock , ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁ordered ▁the ▁EL R ' s ▁stone ▁train ▁onto ▁the ▁down ▁line , ▁changing ▁the ▁signals ▁accordingly . ▁ ▁H ack ing ' s ▁account ▁ends ▁by ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Black more ▁ordered ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁train ▁to ▁move , ▁effectively ▁resol ving ▁the ▁dispute . ▁ ▁The ▁matter ▁was ▁so ▁serious ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁court , ▁with ▁the ▁EL R ▁there on ▁making ▁a ▁pro ▁r ata ▁payment ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁distance ▁travel led ▁on ▁each ▁railway . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁who ▁had ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁agreement ▁to ▁share ▁the ▁line ▁did ▁not ▁extend ▁to ▁a ▁vast ly ▁extended ▁EL R ▁network . ▁ ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁compens ation ▁to ▁the ▁L &