▁the ▁W C & ER ' s ▁solic itor ) ▁were ▁associated . ▁There ▁were ▁obvious ▁mot ives ▁for ▁the ▁W C & E ▁seeking ▁C & W ▁director ships ; ▁the ▁C & W ' s ▁Act ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁charge ▁to ll s ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 d ▁per ▁ton ▁per ▁mile , ▁so ▁an ▁un co oper ative ▁C & W ▁could ▁cho ke ▁off ▁traffic ▁over ▁the ▁W C & E ' s ▁Mar ron ▁extension . ▁However ▁the ▁new ▁direct ors ▁were ▁also ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁' Cast le ' ▁( pro - L ow ther ) ▁fa ction ▁in ▁White h aven ▁politics , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Sol way ▁J unction ▁Railway ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁suggested ▁that ▁their ▁election ▁had ▁been ▁intended ▁to ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁the ▁C & W ▁by ▁the ▁W J R ▁( which ▁they ▁supported ▁and ▁the ▁W C & E ▁opposed ). ▁ ▁Min eral ▁traffic ▁over ▁the ▁Mar ron ▁extension ▁began ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁it ▁being ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁reduced ▁carriage ▁costs ▁by ▁ 1 s   6 d ▁per ▁ton , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁route ▁via ▁White h aven : . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁propos als ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁re venue ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁traffic ▁( i . e . ▁without ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dock ▁or ▁the ▁new ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁C & W ) ▁supported ▁a ▁ 6 %