Middlesbrough of 1086. Other links persist in the area, often through school or road names, to now-outgrown or abandoned local settlements, such as the medieval settlement of Stainsby, deserted by 1757, which amounts to little more today than a series of grassy mounds near the A19 road. In 1801, Middlesbrough was a small farm with a population of just 25. During the latter half of the 19th century, however, it experienced rapid growth. The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) had been developed to transport coal from Witton Park Colliery and in County Durham, to the River Tees in the east. It
Middlesbrough railway station new Northern franchise awarded to Arriva Rail North in December 2015 (commenced 1 April 2016), service frequencies on several routes are to be improved and rolling stock upgraded. On 27 November 2014, it was announced that as part of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise, direct rail services from Middlesbrough to London would be re-introduced. LNER, the current operator of the East Coast Main Line is expected to run the new Hitachi manufactured Class 800 Azuma trains to Middlesbrough by 2021. Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England and is managed