▁assistance . ▁ ▁The ▁exc urs ion ▁train ▁ ▁The ▁organisation ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁critic ised ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁points : ▁Pass engers ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁the ▁bra ke ▁v ans , ▁a ▁practice ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁stern ly ▁prohib ited ▁Car riage ▁doors ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁locked : ▁a ▁wrong ▁thing ▁Given ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁and ▁the ▁grad ients ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁both ▁bra ke ▁v ans ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁It ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁so ▁big ▁The ▁running ▁of ▁such ▁heavily ▁l aden ▁exc urs ion ▁trains ▁as ▁the ▁present ▁on ▁lines ▁with ▁bad ▁grad ients , ▁is ▁a ▁practice ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁deprecated ; ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁far ▁better ▁to ▁limit ▁them ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁vehicles . ▁This ▁remark ▁more ▁especially ▁applies ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁train ▁starts ▁is ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁New ry ▁and ▁Arm agh ▁line ▁at ▁Arm agh , ▁which , ▁as ▁at ▁present ▁arranged , ▁is ▁perfectly ▁un su ited ▁for ▁dealing ▁with ▁long ▁passenger ▁trains . ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁instance , ▁the ▁train , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁length , ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁loaded ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁partly ▁at ▁the ▁up ▁platform ▁and ▁partly ▁at ▁the ▁down ▁platform , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sh un ts ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁New ry ▁and ▁Arm agh ▁Line . ▁ ▁Find ings ▁of ▁the ▁in quest ▁ ▁The ▁in quest ▁was