▁ran ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁minutes ▁from ▁West land ▁Row ▁on ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁Dal key ▁atmos pher ic ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁substantial ▁construction ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁pier ▁at ▁King st own ▁complete ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁the ▁D & K R ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁use ▁one ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁King st own ▁to ▁Dal key ▁Qu ar ry ▁stone ▁tram way ▁for ▁horse ▁drawn ▁tr ams ▁to ▁Dal key . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁James ▁P im ▁observed ▁the ▁Sam ud as ▁and ▁C leg g ▁demonstr ation ▁atmos pher ic ▁railway ▁at ▁W orm wood ▁Sc r ubs . ▁ ▁With ▁both ▁parties ▁agree ing ▁the ▁mut ual ▁advantages ▁of ▁a ▁commercial ▁trial ▁of ▁an ▁atmos pher ic ▁system ▁between ▁King st own ▁and ▁Dal key ▁and ▁fund ing ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁transport ation ▁tri als ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁public ▁opening ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁atmos pher ic ▁operated ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁while ▁having ▁some ▁advantages ▁there ▁were ▁ultimately ▁cost ▁and ▁other ▁dis adv antages ▁and ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁by ▁the ▁small ▁prin cess ▁locomot ive ▁during ▁a ▁bad ▁break down ▁between ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8