ɪnˈɪʃəl tɹˈæfɪk wʌz spˈɔɪl fɚðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə mˈeɪn səbˈɜːbən lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɪdni ænd pˈæɹɐmˌæɾə, ðˈɛn fɚðə kˈæɹɪdʒ ʌv dᵻpɑːɹtmˈɛntəl kˈoʊk fɔːɹ stˈiːm ˈɛndʒɪnz, ænd ɐ smˈɔːl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv tˈɪmbɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
Initial traffic was spoil for the construction of the Main Suburban Line between Sydney and Parramatta, then for the carriage of departmental coke for steam engines, and a small amount of timber from 1860.