To transport miners to the foot of the incline and people attending Temperance meetings at Brendon Hill, ore wagons fitted with temporary plank seats were used.
After the mines closed in 1883 passengers traversed the incline in a similar fashion (see below). The railway stayed open until 1898.
Pasteboard tickets were issued at the four stations on the lower section of the line, and a uniform charge of 2d was made between each station for third class passengers.
Second class fares were 3d between stations and first class 4d.
It was only on rare occasions that miners’ families could afford to spend an eighth of their weekly wage on a railway ticket.
