 The Kilnhurst stationmaster had control over rail traffic and staff in an area which covered the local pottery and brickworks from the earliest days, and following their sinking collieries at Piccadilly and Kilnhurst (both accessed from the brickworks' branch) and Silverwood, accessed from a new, steeply graded line, built jointly by the MS&LR (GCR from 1899) and the Midland Railway.One unusual siding over which he had control was "Thrybergh Tip", a short spur off the Silverwood line which was a dumping ground for Sheffield Corporation sewage.This siding was usually known by a short but very descriptive title, as were the trains which brought its raw material.