There were some strictures , Captain Henry Drury Harness RE .
Secretary to the Railway Department of the Board of Trade formally advised the directors of the B&BR on 14 April that the railway could be opened for public service .
Although there were some strictures , Captain Henry Drury Harness RE , secretary to the Railway Department of the Board of Trade formally advised the directors of the B&BR on 14 April that the railway could be opened for public service .