Teesside Fettlers Procession", an imaginary account of a Royal visit to open a Hospital Ward in Middlesbrough. Written by Graeme Miles, it paints a humorous picture of life in the rough end of town. "Ring of Iron" (Miles), Chemical Workers Song (Angel) and "Blue Sunset" (Miles) describe the pollution and hard working conditions of local industries. "Beauty and the Beast" (Skingle) and "I will Stay" (Skingle) describe the contrast between the hard industrial development of Teesside and the open moorland less than 20 minutes by car. "The Blackleg Miner" (Traditional) foretells the likely fate of those who would break strikes at the
Trolleybuses in Teesside Trolleybuses in Teesside The Teesside trolleybus system once served the conurbation of Teesside, in the North East of England. Opened on , it was unusual in being a completely new system that was not replacing any previously operating tramway network. By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Teesside system was a small one, with a total of three routes, and a maximum fleet of only 21 trolleybuses. However, it was unusually long-lasting, as it did not close until , and was therefore the penultimate system in the UK to do so. Three