they did so quite quickly but when pasley's assistant made an inspection on 27 november 1844, he found that the junctions and turnouts had not been properly formed. it appears that the impasse continued, for it was in november 1849 that a representative of the coalpit heath colliery asked why the a&gr line had not been completed as agreed. the a&gr committee replied that they were trying to reach an arrangement with the midland railway company (as successors to the b&gr) but this too seems to have been in vain. by this time most of the coalpit heath pits had ceased operation and the potential traffic was probably very small.