fɹʌmðɪ ˈaʊtsɛt ðə lˈaɪn wʌz wˈɜːkt baɪ ðə lˈʌndən, bɹˈaɪtən ænd sˈaʊθ kˈoʊst ɹˈeɪlweɪ, wˌɪtʃ pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə lˈaɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ˈæftɚɹ ɪt hɐdbɪn ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə pˈɪmlɪkˌoʊ.
From the outset the line was worked by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, which purchased the line in 1859 after it had been extended to Pimlico.