ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹt wʌzɐ səksˈɛs, bˌʌt baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt kˈoʊlbɜːn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp ɐ dʒˈɑːb æz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, bɹˈɪtənz lˈiːdɪŋ wˈiːkli tˈɛknɪkəl dʒˈɜːnəl.
The report was a success, but by 1858 Colburn returned to England to take up a job as editor of The Engineer, Britain’s leading weekly technical journal.