in   1 0 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁difficult ▁and ▁expensive ▁proposition . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁railway ▁therefore ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Manchester , ▁B ury ▁and ▁Ross end ale ▁Railway ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁business men ▁including ▁John ▁Grund y , ▁Thomas ▁W rig ley ▁and ▁John ▁Robinson ▁Kay ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁house ▁in ▁B ury ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁connection ▁for ▁the ▁B ury ▁and ▁the ▁Ross end ale ▁districts . ▁ ▁Their ▁proposed ▁railway ▁offered ▁better ▁facilities ▁than ▁those ▁also ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Le eds ▁Railway ▁( M & LR ), ▁whose ▁planned ▁connection ▁at ▁B ury ▁would ▁be ▁made ▁with ▁their ▁Hey wood ▁branch ▁line ▁from ▁Cast leton . ▁ ▁The ▁Manchester , ▁B ury ▁and ▁Ross end ale ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( MB & R R ) ▁was ▁thus ▁created , ▁its ▁purpose ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁railway ▁from ▁B ury ▁to ▁Cl if ton , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁extending ▁the ▁line ▁north wards ▁to ▁Raw ten st all . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁their ▁private ▁bill ▁was ▁granted ▁Royal ▁Ass ent . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁author ised ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁raise ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁borrow ▁£ 1 0 0 ,