▁' alt ogether ▁the ▁econom ical ▁management ▁of ▁this ▁line ▁is ▁most ▁satisf actory ', ▁( working ▁exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁were ▁only ▁ 3 5 % ▁of ▁rece i pts ▁) ▁but ▁a ▁com ic ▁novel ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁pok ed ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁C & W ▁for ▁having ▁purs ued ▁economy ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁all ▁the ▁platform ▁staff ▁were ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁sh ave , ▁and ▁passengers ▁arrived ▁covered ▁in ▁sm uts ▁because ▁the ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁burning ▁coal ▁rather ▁than ▁co ke . ▁( The ▁author , ▁Henry ▁May hew , ▁clearly ▁knew ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁how ▁far ▁his ▁remarks ▁were ▁accurate ▁report age , ▁how ▁far ▁ex agger ation ▁or ▁com ic ▁in vention ) ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁the ▁Carl is le ▁Journal ▁spoke ▁( light ly ▁and ▁in ▁passing ) ▁of ▁' the ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁caps ized ▁into ▁the ▁Der w ent ▁by ▁the ▁j ol ting ▁of ▁that ▁most ▁l ops ided ▁of ▁all ▁rail ways , ▁the ▁C ock erm outh ▁and ▁Work ington ▁line '. ▁ ▁Ad vers ity , ▁diss atisf action , ▁and ▁rec rimin ations ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 8 5 9 ) ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁C & W ▁( which ▁had ▁been ▁dis rupted ▁by ▁flo ods ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁brid ges ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁winter ) ▁approached ▁the ▁White h aven