ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl ˈoʊpənɪŋ fˈɑːloʊd ˌɔn sˈɛvən dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks wɛn ɐ spˈɛʃəl tɹˈeɪn ɹˈæn fɹʌm ʃˈoːɹdɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ bˈɪʃəpsɡˌeɪt ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən tə bˈɛɹi.
The official opening followed on 7 December 1846 when a special train ran from Shoreditch (later Bishopsgate railway station) to Bury.