0 0 0 ▁( £ ▁and ▁£ ▁respectively ▁in ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁between ▁Cl if ton ▁and ▁B ury , ▁partly ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby , ▁John ▁Robinson ▁Kay , ▁William ▁Grant ▁and ▁others , ▁was ▁mostly ▁" w aste , ▁wood land , ▁past ure ▁or ▁res er voir s , ▁except ▁at ▁Brook bottom s ▁where ▁a rable ▁land ▁was ▁avoided ▁by ▁the ▁tunnel ". ▁ ▁Str ong ▁financial ▁support ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁MB & R R ▁by ▁local ▁business es , ▁who ▁were ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁M & LR ▁building ▁their ▁own ▁railway . ▁ ▁The ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Le eds ▁District ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁produced ▁a ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁which ▁gave ▁their ▁backing ▁to ▁the ▁M & LR ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁however ▁the ▁MB & R R ▁project ▁was ▁una ffect ed ▁by ▁this ▁connection . ▁ ▁Manchester ▁contract ors ▁Paul ing ▁& ▁Hen f ry , ▁who ▁tender ed ▁£ 1 6 7 , 5 2 9 ▁( £ ▁in ▁), ▁were ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁awarded ▁two ▁contract s ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁to ▁B ury ▁and ▁B ury ▁to ▁Raw ten st all ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁railway . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁sub - let ▁to ▁smaller ▁contract ors ▁and ▁began ▁quickly ; ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Guardian ▁wrote ▁a ▁fav ou rable