2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁but ▁storm s ▁and ▁flo oding ▁dam aged ▁the ▁line ▁including ▁w reck ing ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁D od der ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁del ays ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁New sp aper ▁advert is ements ▁of ▁an ▁hour ly ▁service ▁and ▁far es ▁for ▁one ▁sh illing , ▁eight ▁( old ) ▁p ence ▁and ▁six ▁p ence ▁for ▁first , ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁class ▁respectively ▁indicated ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁to ▁start ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁ 9 ▁O ' clock ▁on ▁the ▁appointed ▁date ▁the ▁locomot ive ▁Hi ber nia ▁depart ed ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁train ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁from ▁West land ▁Row . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁day ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁trains ▁of ▁between ▁eight ▁and ▁nine ▁carri ages ▁were ▁run , ▁all ▁" full ▁to ▁overflow ing ", ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁almost ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fare ▁pay ing ▁passengers ▁convey ed . ▁ ▁A ▁tim et abled ▁regular ▁service ▁was ▁introduced ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁King st own ▁extension ▁When ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁original ▁line , ▁the ▁D & K R ▁expected ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁wh arf ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁near ▁their ▁planned ▁termin us ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁Pier ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁har bour . ▁However , ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Holy head ▁packets ▁had ▁begun ▁using ▁a ▁jet ty