fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə sˈɪdni ɹˈeɪlweɪ kˈʌmpəni wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ɪt hɐdbɪn ðɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni tə bˈɪld ɐ fɹˈeɪt tˈɜːmɪnəl æt dˈɑːɹlɪŋ hˈɑːɹbɚ.
From the time when the Sydney Railway Company was formed in 1848, it had been the intention of the company to build a freight terminal at Darling Harbour.