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On 23 July 1858 the extension of Middlesbrough & Redcar Railway to Saltburn approved by Parliament, and S&DR was permitted to absorb those railways it held on lease. The extension was opened in 1861, Redcar station moving.{{sfn|Allen|1974|p=115}}{{sfn|Cobb|2006|p=450}}

[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/blogs/staff/echomemories/8895620.Saltburn_150_Pt_V__The_founder_s_memories/] Henry Pease

The Tees Valley Line uses the most of the former Stockton & Darlington Railway between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn.http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/46418.aspx At an end on junction with the heritage Weardale Railway at Bishop Auckland, the {{convert|11|mi}} non-electrified line is single track to Shildon, double track to Heighington, and then single track to the junction with the East Coast Main Line north of Darlington. The line is a Community Rail service with the title of the Bishop line, and because of it's links with the S&DR is sometimes known as the Heritage Line. {{As of|2013|12}} Northern Rail provide the ten services a day, which take 26 minutes travel to Darlington, and most services continue to Saltburn.{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|pp=53–54}}{{NRtimes|Dec 13|44}}

South of Darlington, trains take the 1887? route before joining the original 1825 line at the site of Oak Tree junction.{{sfn|Cobb|2006|p=?}} The non-electrified line has two tracks, a {{convert|8|mi}} long section to Eaglescliffe South Junction,{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|pp=68–69}} where the 1854? Leeds Northern route is taken through Eaglecliffe station to Stockton Cut Junction.{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|p=60}}{{sfn|Cobb|2006|p=449}} The two track non-electrified line then follows the S&DR route for {{convert|19|mi}} through to Saltburn, except for later deviations at Thornaby and Redcar (1978).{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|pp=71–73}}{{sfn|Cobb|2006|pp=449–450}} There is a two train per hour off-peak service between Darlington and Saltburn, and one train per hour from Middlesbrough south to Manchester Airport via Yarm, and north to Newcastle via Sunderland.{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|p=73}}{{NRtimes|Dec 13|44}} The former Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway is open between Guisborough Junction and Nunthorpe as part of the Community Rail Esk Valley Line to Whitby. There are ten services a day each way between Middlesbrough and Nunthrope, with four of these continuing to Whitby.{{sfn|Network Rail|2012|pp=57–58}}{{sfn|Cobb|2006|p=449}}

[https://www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk/media/39872/metro_progress_report.pdf] Tees Valley Metro

{{cite book|title=Passenger Services June 16th to October 5th 1947|publisher=LNER|url=http://www.timetableworld.com/book_viewer.php?id=8§ion_id=1815}}

Table Tomlinson p. 544

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