R ▁won ▁its ▁bid , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁landscape ▁its ▁emb ank ment ▁( which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁div iding ▁line ▁between ▁Aven ham ▁and ▁Miller ▁Park s ), ▁make ▁an ▁orn amental ▁arch ▁for ▁carri ages ▁and ▁ped est ri ans ▁crossing ▁under ▁the ▁railway , ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁foot bridge ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁vi ad uct . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁former ▁MB & R R ▁line ▁from ▁Cl if ton ▁to ▁Raw ten st all ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Survey ed ▁two ▁days ▁earlier ▁by ▁the ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁rail ways , ▁Charles ▁Pas ley , ▁who ▁was ▁reported ly ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁project , ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   inv itations ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁local ▁people , ▁share hold ers ▁and ▁other ▁interested ▁parties . ▁ ▁They ▁gathered ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁Hun ts ▁Bank ▁station ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁Manchester , ▁the ▁train ▁stopped ▁near ▁Phili ps ▁Park ▁to ▁collect ▁chairman ▁John ▁H od ges , ▁before ▁continu ing ▁to ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Bridge ▁to ▁collect ▁more ▁passengers . ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁crow ds ▁were ▁gathered ▁along ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁railway . ▁ ▁In ▁B ury , ▁the ▁train ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 0   car ri ages ▁and ▁three ▁engines , ▁and ▁more ▁passengers ▁were ▁collected ▁before ▁the ▁train ▁finished ▁its ▁journey ▁in ▁Raw ten st all . ▁ ▁Pass engers ▁were ▁provided