ɪnˈɪʃəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ʌvðə tɹˈæfɪk ɔnðə lˈaɪn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt fɹˈeɪt ɹˈɛvənˌuː ɐmˈaʊntᵻd tʊ ˈoʊnli pˈaʊnd twˈɛnti ɐ jˈɪɹ, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈoʊnli sˈɪksti tˈʌnz ʌv kˈoʊk kˈæɹɪdʒ ɐ wˈiːk.
Initial reports of the traffic on the line suggested that freight revenue amounted to only £20 a year, and there was only 60 tonnes of coke carriage a week.