▁could ▁begin ▁immediately . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁route , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁W ot ton ▁Tr am way , ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁line ▁from ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁via ▁W ot ton ▁to ▁a ▁coal ▁s iding ▁at ▁Kings wood , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁Int ended ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁horse ▁tr ams ▁only , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁longitud inal ▁sleep ers , ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁horses ▁tri pping . ▁ ▁Ext ension ▁to ▁Br ill ▁and ▁conversion ▁to ▁passenger ▁use ▁Res idents ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Br ill ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁Duke ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁passenger ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁upgrad ing ▁and ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁W ot ton , ▁via ▁the ▁original ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁tram way ▁system ▁at ▁Wood ▁S iding , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁termin us ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Br ill ▁Hill , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁hill top ▁town ▁of ▁Br ill ▁itself . ▁The ▁new ▁Br ill ▁railway ▁station ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁which ▁ran ▁as ▁and ▁when ▁required , ▁two ▁mixed ▁trains ▁per ▁day ▁ran ▁in ▁each ▁direction . ▁The ▁Duke ▁bought ▁two ▁A vel ing ▁and ▁Por ter ▁tra ction ▁engines ▁modified ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁locomot ives , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁although ▁a ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁enfor ced . ▁With ▁the ▁extension ▁to