text_original: The Liverpool and Birmingham had been opened in the year before ; the London and Croydon was opened the year after. The Act for the transmission of the mails by railways was passed in 1838. In the same year it was noted as an unparalleled, and to many an almost incredible, triumph of human energy and science over time and space, that a locomotive had been able to travel at a speed of thirty seven miles an hour.
text_transcription: THE LIVERPOOL IN BIRMINGHAM HAD BEEN OPENED IN THE YEAR BEFORE THE LONDON AND CROYDON WAS OPEN THE YEAR AFTER THE ACT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF THE MAILS BY RAILWAYS WAS PASSED IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY EIGHT IN THE SAME YEAR IT WAS NOTED AS AN UNPARALLELED AND TO MANY AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE TRIUMPH OF HUMAN ENERGY AND SCIENCE OVER TIME AND SPACE THAT A LOCOMOTIVE HAD BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL AT A SPEED OF THIRTY SEVEN MILES AN HOUR
phonemes: ðə lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ænd bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm hɐdbɪn ˈoʊpənd ɪnðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˈɔːɹ ; ðə lˈʌndən ænd kɹˈɔɪdɑːn wʌz ˈoʊpənd ðə jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ. ðɪ ˈækt fɚðə tɹænsmˈɪʃən ʌvðə mˈeɪlz baɪ ɹˈeɪlweɪz wʌz pˈæst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt. ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ɪt wʌz nˈoʊɾᵻd æz ɐn ʌnpˈæɹəlˌɛld, ænd tə mˈɛni ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪŋkɹˈɛdɪbəl, tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌv hjˈuːmən ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd sˈaɪəns ˌoʊvɚ tˈaɪm ænd spˈeɪs, ðˌæɾə lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv hɐdbɪn ˈeɪbəl tə tɹˈævəl æɾə spˈiːd ʌv θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən mˈaɪlz ɐn ˈaʊɚ.