Original sentence: The track was ultimately laid to the standard Stephenson  gauge, although during the construction the directors were undecided and ordered extra long 9ft sleepers with a view to possible later conversion to broad gauge (which in any event never happened)
Edited sentence: The track was ultimately laid to the standard Stephenson  gauge, although during the construction the directors were undecided and ordered extra long  sleepers with a view to possible later conversion to broad gauge (which in any event never happened)