 There were two rope worked inclines on the branch, one of them a mile in length.The (Great) Mountain branch opened on 6 May 1841 to goods and mineral traffic only; the route, included a half mile balanced cable incline at a gradient of 1 in 12.In 1841 the Company provided a return to the Board of Trade summarising certain aspects of the line's operation; significant portions of the line were operated by horse traction only.