ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹt wʌz səfˈɪʃəntli fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl tə lˈiːd tə ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə sˈeɪntdʒˈɜːmeɪn ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ nˌɪɹ pˈæɹɪs, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
The extensive report was sufficiently favourable to lead to the construction of the  Saint-Germain atmospheric railway near Paris, which was built in 1847 and operated until 1860.