ri ans , ▁and ▁c arts ▁were ▁charged ▁ 6 d . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁formerly ▁independent ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁and ▁City ▁Railway ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway , ▁and ▁was ▁operated ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁trains . ▁The ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁termin us ▁in ▁Ful ham ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁instead ▁turned ▁west ▁at ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁to ▁run ▁over ▁London ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway ▁tracks ▁to ▁Richmond . ▁Although ▁W and sw orth ▁Town ▁railway ▁station , ▁near ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁bridge , ▁had ▁provided ▁direct ▁connections ▁to ▁central ▁London ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁rail ▁connections ▁opening ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank ▁meant ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁Ful ham ▁side ▁remained ▁und e velop ed , ▁and ▁bridge ▁usage ▁was ▁low . ▁Tol mé ' s ▁design ▁was ▁not ▁st ur dy ▁enough ▁to ▁carry ▁heavy ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁d rain age ▁problems ▁on ▁the ▁approach ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁disc ou rag ed ▁vehicles ▁from ▁using ▁W and sw orth ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Public ▁ownership ▁ ▁W and sw orth ▁Bridge ▁never ▁raised ▁enough ▁to ll ▁re venue ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁rep airs ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁the ▁Metropol is ▁T oll ▁Br id ges ▁Act ▁was ▁passed , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁W and sw orth ▁Bridge , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁London ▁brid ges