ðə jˈʊɹ ænd aɪ ænd bˌiːˈɑːɹ wɜː wˈɜːkt æz wˈʌn fɹʌm wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd fˈɔːɹməl ɐmˌælɡɐmˈeɪʃən wʌz əbtˈeɪnd baɪ ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.
The EUR and I&BR were worked as one from 1 January 1847 and formal amalgamation was obtained by Act of 9 July 1847.