, ▁supported ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁' anti - co al ▁interest ' ▁fa ction ▁and ▁by ▁Mr ▁Harris ▁( who ▁had ▁been ▁denied ▁any ▁reduction ▁in ▁rates ▁to ▁match ▁that ▁given ▁the ▁F let ch ers ), ▁and ▁only ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁casting ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁chairman ▁( Mr ▁F let cher ). ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁a ▁special ▁train ▁carried ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁election ▁at ▁C ock erm outh ▁( and ▁about ▁three ▁hundred ▁of ▁their ▁supp or ters ) ▁to ▁their ▁nom ination ▁meeting . ▁The ▁C & W ' s ▁passenger ▁engine ▁was ▁under going ▁rep airs , ▁and ▁instead ▁the ▁C ocker ▁goods ▁engine ▁was ▁used . ▁T osh ▁had ▁recently ▁modified ▁this ▁from ▁an ▁ 0 - 4 - 2 ▁to ▁an ▁ 0 - 4 - 0 ▁to ▁better ▁enable ▁it ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁curves ▁in ▁the ▁coal ▁sid ings ; ▁as ▁with ▁engines ▁he ▁had ▁similarly ▁modified ▁on ▁the ▁M & C ▁he ▁had ▁ad vised ▁ca ution ▁in ▁its ▁use . ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁journey ▁from ▁C ock erm outh , ▁when ▁crossing ▁the ▁St ain burn ▁vi ad uct , ▁the ▁engine ▁developed ▁oscill ations ▁which ▁spread ▁the ▁track , ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁der a iled ▁( but ▁fort un ately ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁the ▁track ▁until ▁back ▁on ▁dry ▁land ; ▁only ▁the ▁fire man , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁secretary ▁( who ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁foot plate ) ▁were ▁seriously ▁injured ).