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By 1818, seventy 60-ton barges were working on the canal, the majority of the tonnage being accounted for by coal and stone travelling via the Somerset Coal Canal.

The journey from Bath to Newbury took an average of three and a half days.

By 1832, 300, 000 tons of freight was being carried each year and, between 1825 and 1834, the company had an annual revenue of around £ 45, 000.