▁initi ative ▁and ▁commission ed ▁a ▁plan ▁by ▁Alexander ▁N im mo ▁which ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁other ▁business men ▁and ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁for ▁a ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁near ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁pier ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Har bour ▁of ▁King st own ▁under ▁a ▁company ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D & K R . ▁ ▁A ▁bill ▁was ▁presented ▁and ▁was ▁progress ing ▁but ▁was ▁sc upper ed ▁by ▁a ▁pr or og ation ▁of ▁parliament ▁and ▁an ▁election . ▁ ▁A ▁fresh ▁bill ▁received ▁Royal ▁ass ent ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁▁ ▁A ▁meeting ▁of ▁D & K R ▁subscri bers ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁included ▁the ▁submission ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁report ▁which ▁indicated ▁that ▁West land ▁Row ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Dublin ▁termin us ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁enter prise ▁was ▁initially ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁train ▁frequency . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁P im ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair man . ▁A ▁key ▁appointment ▁was ▁James ▁P im ▁( J un ior ) ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁Murray ▁notes ▁his ▁" gre at ▁natural ▁ability , ▁tact , ▁energy , ▁and ▁a ▁valuable ▁business ▁experience ". ▁ ▁James ▁P im ▁was ▁appointed ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁and ▁effectively ▁function ed ▁as ▁General ▁Manager . ▁ ▁The