▁with ▁a ▁large ▁me al ▁in ▁a ▁closed - off ▁section ▁of ▁a ▁power - lo om ▁shed ▁owned ▁by ▁John ▁Robinson ▁Kay . ▁ ▁They ▁listened ▁to ▁several ▁celebr atory ▁speech es , ▁before ▁re - emb ark ing ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁head ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁Monday . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁the ▁company ▁submitted ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁from ▁Buck ley ▁Well s ▁( s outh ▁of ▁B ury ) ▁through ▁White field ▁and ▁Pr est wich , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁termin us ▁at ▁Victoria ▁Station . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁did ▁not ▁progress ▁any ▁further ▁than ▁the ▁initial ▁planning ▁stages ; ▁White field ▁and ▁Pr est wich ▁eventually ▁got ▁their ▁own ▁railway ▁stations ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁two ▁years ▁the ▁EL R ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁company ▁author ised ▁to ▁build ▁ ▁of ▁railway ▁into ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁build ▁ ▁of ▁railway . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁open , ▁the ▁company ▁reported ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁ending ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁an ▁annual ▁income ▁of ▁£ 5 5 3 ▁ 1 8 s ▁ 8 d ▁( £ ▁in ▁) ▁for ▁passengers ▁and ▁parc els , ▁and ▁£ 4 9 8 ▁ 1 0 s ▁ 4 d ▁for ▁fre ight ▁( £ ▁in ▁)   – ▁almost ▁double ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁income . ▁