ended ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁contrad icted ▁ ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁ser iat im , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁contrad icted ▁in ▁his ▁turn ▁and ▁accused ▁of ▁' s land er ous ▁fabric ation '). ▁The ▁original ▁' anti - co al ' ▁critic ▁also ▁sp elled ▁out ▁his ▁dis content : ▁the ▁line ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁built ▁because ▁the ▁coal ▁interest ▁had ▁deliber ately ▁over st ated ▁the ▁likely ▁traffic . ▁The ▁coal ▁traffic ▁was ▁under ▁half ▁that ▁promised , ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁mis management ▁the ▁line ▁had ▁cost ▁one - third ▁more ▁than ▁it ▁should ▁have . ▁Car riage ▁rates ▁for ▁coal ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁too ▁low , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁the ▁col li ery ▁own ers ▁kept ▁their ▁p its ▁open ▁and ▁made ▁large ▁prof its , ▁whilst ▁the ▁ordinary ▁C & W ▁share holder ▁had ▁lost ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁their ▁money . ▁ ▁More ▁coal ▁w agg ons ▁were ▁bought ▁and ▁the ▁loading ▁facilities ▁at ▁Work ington ▁har bour ▁increased ▁and ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁revert ed ▁to ▁rail ▁transport ▁of ▁their ▁coal , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁faced ▁with ▁an ▁increased ▁carriage ▁rate , ▁again ▁threatened ▁to ▁remove ▁their ▁custom . ▁They ▁were ▁now ▁in ▁a ▁far ▁stronger ▁position ; ▁they ▁were ▁now ▁le asing ▁Lord ▁L ons dale ' s ▁p its ▁at ▁Cl if ton , ▁so ▁p its ▁they ▁were ▁working ▁account ed ▁for ▁nearly ▁half ▁the ▁re venue ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁Furthermore ,