hiː fˈoːɹst ðə fˈʌndɪŋ əvə pˈaʊnd fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm θɹuː pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd ɐ bɹˈɪliənt ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv, wˈɪljəm ˈælfɹɪd wˈɛb, tə lˈiːd ɪt.
He forced the funding of a £5 million rehabilitation program through parliament and recruited a brilliant American railroad executive, William Alfred Webb, to lead it.