ɐ lˈɔː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd dᵻpɑːɹtmˈɛntəl kˈaʊnsəlz tʊ ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪz ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv ɹˈeɪlweɪz ʌv lˈoʊkəl nəsˈɛsɪɾi, ðə kənsˈeɪl ɡˈeɪneɪɹəl də ˈɛljˈuːɹə ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd ðə lˈaɪn fɹʌm ˈɔːɹleɪənz tə ɹˈaʊən ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈuːn æz ðə lˈɔː wʌz pˈæst.
A law permitted departmental councils to authorise the building of railways of local necessity, the Conseil Général de l'Eure authorised the line from Orléans to Rouen almost as soon as the law was passed.