ˈʌðɚ fˈæktɚz kəmbˈaɪnd tʊ ˈɔfsɛt ðiːz pɹˈɑːbləmz: ɐ plˈæn tə kənvˈeɪ ɡˈʊdz baɪ hˈɔːɹs tɹˈæm tə sˈɜːkjʊlɚ kˈiː tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt təbi ɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ; tɹˈæfɪk ɪn hˈeɪ, stɹˈɔː ænd tʃˈæf wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə dˈɑːɹlɪŋ hˈɑːɹbɚ jˈɑːɹdz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt; ænd baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ðə mˈeɪn ɡˈʊdz tˈɜːmɪnəl ɪn sˈɪdni hæd bɪkˌʌm ˌoʊvɚkɹˈaʊdᵻd, lˈiːdɪŋ tə dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz ðæt tɹˈæfɪk fɔːɹ sˈɪdni wʌz təbi dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tə dˈɑːɹlɪŋ hˈɑːɹbɚ.
Other factors combined to offset these problems: a plan to convey goods by horse tram to Circular Quay turned out to be a failure; traffic in hay, straw and chaff was transferred to the Darling Harbour yards in 1878; and by 1881, the main goods terminal in Sydney had become overcrowded, leading to directions that traffic for Sydney was to be directed to Darling Harbour.