In 1830, a new line was built by Joseph Pease (son of Henry) to transport coal to the port he had built in Middlesbrough. The passenger who bought this ticket in 1834, could have had no idea that the port, the discovery of ironstone in the Eston hills and the railways that connected them would lead Middlesbrough to become an industrial powerhouse, growing faster than any town in Britain before or since.
Image courtesy of Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum