7 . ▁The ▁" o fficial " ▁opening ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁was ▁never ▁held , ▁nor ▁any ▁opening . ▁This ▁date ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁financial ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁line ▁was ▁only ▁for ▁goods ▁in ▁w ag ons ▁pulled ▁by ▁horses . ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁trip , ▁they ▁carried ▁gra vel , ▁sand ▁and ▁l ime . ▁A ▁major ▁draw back ▁of ▁this ▁project , ▁which ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁Lo ire ▁is ▁navig able ▁to ▁André zie ux ▁only ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁According ly ▁boats ▁to ▁sail ▁down stream ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Saint ▁Ram bert ▁( ne igh bor ing ▁city ▁of ▁André zie ux ) ▁and ▁launched ▁in ▁André zie ux , ▁but ▁would ▁only ▁sail ▁down , ▁not ▁return . ▁They ▁were ▁then ▁sold ▁at ▁very ▁low ▁prices , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁coal ▁transport ed . ▁ ▁Early ▁travel ers ▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁passengers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁It ▁remained ▁limited ▁to ▁animal ▁tra ction ▁at ▁three ▁miles ▁an ▁hour ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁bought ▁two ▁Schne ider ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁ ▁( The ▁Lo ire ▁and ▁the ▁Fur ens ) ▁with , ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁" m ixed " ▁tra ction ▁for ▁goods , ▁animal ▁for ▁passengers . ▁ ▁Tra cks ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁single ▁track