▁EL R ▁train ▁arrived ▁from ▁B ury , ▁and ▁stopped . ▁ ▁L & Y R ▁employees ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁tick ets ▁from ▁the ▁EL R ' s ▁passengers , ▁but ▁were ▁refused , ▁as ▁the ▁EL R ▁had ▁already ▁taken ▁tick ets ▁at ▁their ▁Ring ley ▁Road ▁station . ▁ ▁EL R ▁employees ▁then ▁removed ▁the ▁ba ulk ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁train ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁way , ▁drove ▁their ▁train ▁forward . ▁ ▁The ▁L & Y R ▁had ▁anticip ated ▁this , ▁and ▁moved ▁another ▁engine ▁( t aken ▁from ▁a ▁L & Y R ▁train ▁from ▁Manchester ) ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁Manchester - bound ▁train . ▁ ▁The ▁EL R ▁then ▁blocked ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁down ▁line ▁with ▁another ▁of ▁their ▁trains , ▁l aden ▁with ▁stone , ▁moving ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁directly ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁train . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁remained ▁completely ▁blocked ▁until ▁about ▁mid - day , ▁with ▁a ▁queue ▁of ▁trains ▁from ▁both ▁companies , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Black burn ▁and ▁Dar wen ▁Railway , ▁building ▁up ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁block age . ▁ ▁The ▁situation ▁was ▁eventually ▁def used ▁when ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁with d rew ▁their ▁train . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁EL R , ▁Richard ▁H ack ing , ▁wrote ▁to ▁The ▁Times ▁newspaper ▁express ing ▁his ▁anno y ance ▁at ▁the ▁L &