The ▁mail ▁b ags ▁are ▁convey ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 8 ½ ▁a . m . ▁by ▁Holy head ; ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁p . m . ▁by ▁Liverpool .</ blockquote > ▁▁ ▁Rol ling ▁stock ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁The ▁D & K R ▁initially ▁ordered ▁six ▁locomot ives , ▁Hi ber nia , ▁Britann ia , ▁and ▁Manchester ▁from ▁Sh arp ▁Brothers ▁together ▁with ▁V aux hall , ▁Dublin , ▁and ▁King st own ▁from ▁George ▁For r ester ▁and ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh ar ps ' ▁engines ▁employed ▁vertical ▁cyl ind ers ▁whilst ▁the ▁For rest ers ' ▁were ▁horizontal . ▁ ▁V aux hall ▁and ▁Hi ber nia ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁arrive ▁by ▁ship ▁for ▁£ 2 1 ▁each ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁public ▁tri als ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁with ▁Hi ber nia ▁ha uling ▁the ▁first ▁fee ▁pay ing ▁service ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁Hi ber nia ▁and ▁her ▁sister s ▁proved ▁problem atic ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁early , ▁Hi ber nia ▁having ▁been ▁noted ▁to ▁have ▁expl oded ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁D & K R ▁ordered ▁a ▁further ▁locomot ive ▁Star ▁from ▁For r ester . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁ 2 - 2 - 0 T ▁well ▁t anks ▁locomot ives , ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Com et , ▁again ▁from ▁For r ester ' s . ▁ ▁These