ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt ˈiːli lˈaɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn mˈɛnt ðæt tɹˈeɪnz fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ kʊd ɡɛt tə nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt mˈoːɹ ˈiːzili ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn hˌævɪŋ tə ɹᵻvˈɜːs æt kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ ænd lˈaɪn ʌvðə fˈɜːst tɹˈeɪnz tə jˈuːz ðə nˈuː lˈɪŋk wʌzɐ tɹˈeɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ɹˈeɪshɔːɹsᵻz fɹʌm nˈuːmɑːɹkˌɪt tə dˈɑːŋkæstɚ.
The opening of the Newmarket - Ely line in 1879 meant that trains from the north could get to Newmarket more easily rather than having to reverse at Cambridge and line of the first trains to use the new link was a train carrying racehorses from Newmarket to Doncaster.