▁at ▁the ▁East ▁Pier , ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁wh arf ▁was ▁moved ▁ ▁east ward ▁to ▁avail ▁of ▁the ▁deeper ▁water ▁needed ▁for ▁steam ships ; ▁Victoria ▁Wh arf ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁Thus ▁the ▁D & K R ▁had ▁a ▁need , ▁even ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁built , ▁to ▁extend ▁towards ▁the ▁East ▁Pier ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁thoughts ▁of ▁extending ▁to ▁Dal key ▁and ▁even ▁to ▁B ray . ▁An ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁bill ▁to ▁extend ▁to ▁Dal key ▁ev oked ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁many ▁qu arters ▁including ▁canal ▁pro ponents ▁and ▁local ▁property ▁own ers , ▁with ▁Thomas ▁G res ham ▁making ▁the ▁strong est ▁impact . ▁With ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁bill ▁and ▁following ▁careful ▁negoti ations , ▁P im ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁present ▁and ▁get ▁passed ▁a ▁new ▁Act ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁for ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁King st own ▁only . ▁This ▁cut ▁across ▁and ▁isolated ▁a ▁good ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Har bour , ▁ran ▁also ▁beside ▁the ▁existing ▁Dal key ▁Qu ar ry ▁tram way ▁and ▁also ▁required ▁demol ition ▁of ▁a ▁Mart ello ▁tower ▁and ▁battery ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁before ▁D arg an ▁started ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁extension ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁The ▁line ▁extension ▁to ▁ ▁station ' s ▁current ▁location ▁was ▁announced ▁complete ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁direct ors ' ▁special ▁train