 Many of the passengers using the Tramway continued their journey by way of the A&BR line; in 1885, 5,192 passengers changed trains between the A&BR and the Tramway at Quainton Road.Jones suggested that the A&BR subsidise the Tramway's service to the sum of £25 (about £ in 2020) per month to allow passenger services to continue, but the A&BR agreed to pay only £5 (about £ in 2020) per month.By the mid-1880s the Tramway was finding it difficult to cover the operating expenses of either goods or passenger operations.