Middlesbrough which to place new coal staithes. As a result, in 1829 he and a group of Quaker businessmen bought the Middlesbrough farmstead and associated estate, some of land, and established the Middlesbrough Estate Company. Through the company, the investors set about the development of a new coal port on the banks of the Tees nearby, and a suitable town on the site of the farm (the new town of Middlesbrough) to supply the port with labour. By 1830 the S&DR had been extended to Middlesbrough and expansion of the town was assured. The small farmstead became the site of such
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