Did you know?

• The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the world’s first steam locomotive powered, permanent passenger railway.
• Do you know why people from Hartlepool are known as ‘monkey hangers’? It goes back to the 19th century as locals hanged a shipwrecked monkey as they believed it was a French spy.
• Over 220 years ago, Middlesbrough was a farm and home to only 25 people. Today, the population is around 138,400.
• The world’s oldest surviving lifeboat, The Zetland, can still be found in Redcar after being purchased in 1802. It has saved over 500 documented lives.
• The Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough is the only place in the UK where you can bungee jump from a bridge.

Explore our North

Click on the interactive map below to see the plans for the future transport investment.

• £162 million for the Darlington Station Growth Hub.
• Further capacity enhancements and improvements at Middlesbrough Station through £20 million investment.
• £18 million for the Hartlepool Western Growth Corridor.