 The train was named "The Tweedsmuir Express" and consisted of six six-wheel coaches, modern bogie stock being unable to negotiate the line because of curvature and clearance issues.The main contractor, James Young and Sons, began to get into financial difficulty as the work progressed.On 8 September 1899 the company's locomotive "Talla" was working at Broughton when it became derailed, blocking the passenger line.