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.
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.