the railway seems to have been operating to full capacity from the beginning, and all the wagons were fully in use. from the opening until may 1835, receipts amounted to: tonnage (i.e. the toll for materials carried): £3,041 15s 3d; hire of wagons: £1,072s 5d; rent: £989 15s 0d. these sums probably exclude the londonderry branch, which was treated as a separate entity. it was said that the opening of the line resulted in a reduction in the price of coal delivered to the k&acc of three to four shillings.