& Y R ▁line ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁declaring ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁passengers ▁li able ▁for ▁a ▁to ll ▁but , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁ins isted ▁that ▁EL R ▁trains ▁stop ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁so ▁that ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁and ▁tick ets ▁could ▁be ▁checked ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁EL R ▁accused ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁imp ede ▁their ▁traffic , ▁particularly ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁recently ▁gained ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁Brad ford , ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁L & Y R . ▁ ▁They ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁accounts , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁returns ▁made ▁by ▁their ▁staff . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁despite ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁police ▁from ▁B ury ▁and ▁P end leton , ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁placed ▁a ▁large ▁ba ulk ▁of ▁tim ber ▁across ▁the ▁EL R ' s ▁line ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁J unction , ▁effectively ▁blocking ▁it . ▁ ▁Emp loy ees ▁from ▁both ▁companies ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁scene , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁gathered ▁to ▁watch ▁events ▁unfold . ▁ ▁The ▁L & Y R ▁also ▁pulled ▁a ▁train ▁past ▁the ▁j unction , ▁blocking ▁the ▁up ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Its ▁engine ▁was ▁pointed ▁south - east ▁toward ▁Manchester , ▁available ▁to ▁any ▁EL R ▁passengers ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁journey . ▁ ▁An