▁L & Y R . ▁The ▁EL R ▁refused ▁to ▁supply ▁tick ets ▁at ▁any ▁point , ▁although ▁they ▁considered ▁it ▁reasonable ▁to ▁supply ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁their ▁traffic ▁using ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁line . ▁ ▁H ack ing ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁por ter ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁request ing ▁that ▁all ▁EL R ▁trains ▁stop ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁J unction ▁so ▁that ▁tick ets ▁could ▁be ▁collected ▁by ▁L & Y R ▁staff , ▁and ▁that ▁all ▁EL R ▁goods ▁trains ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁supply ▁in vo ices ▁at ▁the ▁j unction . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁letter ▁he ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁L & Y R ' s ▁dem ands ▁was ▁to ▁imp ede ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁EL R ▁traffic ▁to ▁Manchester ▁and ▁on wards ▁to ▁York shire . ▁ ▁H ack ing ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁reported ▁by ▁The ▁Times . ▁ ▁He ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁travel led ▁to ▁Cl if ton ▁to ▁witness ▁an ▁L & Y R ▁cl erk ▁being ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁collect ing ▁tick ets , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁then ▁continued ▁on ▁another ▁train ▁to ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁arrival ▁there , ▁he ▁saw ▁L & Y R ▁employees ▁ready ▁to ▁pull ▁up ▁the ▁rails ▁to ▁the ▁EL R ▁platform , ▁although ▁the ▁rails ▁were ▁left ▁int act . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁mentions ▁returning ▁to ▁Cl if ton ▁after ▁hearing