ɪt wʌz ˈoʊpənd sˌoʊ ðætðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ kʊd ˈɜːn ɹˈɛvənˌuː fɹʌm vˈɪzɪɾɚz tɹˈævəlɪŋ tə vˈɪzɪt ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
It was opened so that the railway could earn revenue from visitors travelling to visit the Great Exhibition of 1851.