Middlesbrough Station Stoppers and Freight Trains

Middlesbrough Station is a busy hub on the Tees Valley Line, with nearby connections to the Durham Coast Line and Esk Valley Line.

The station is managed by TransPennine Express, which provides through-services between Redcar Central and Manchester Airport. Northern Trains also operate hourly trains in each direction on the Durham Coast Line to Newcastle; and hourly trains in each direction to Nunthorpe, some of which continue on to Whitby.

In recent years the amount of freight passing through Middlesbrough has reduced dramatically, but you can still see a decent selection travelling to the British Steel Lackenby works, where they produce beams for the construction industry, and Skinningrove works, where they produce speciality profiles including rail.

The close proximity of Tees Dock means you also get quite a few intermodal trains rumbling by.

In today's video you'll see plenty of TransPennine Express class 185 "Desiro" DMUs and Northern Trains class 156 "Super Sprinter" and class 158 "Express Sprinter" DMUs.

There are also a few freight movements, including 6N31 from Scunthorpe B.S.C.(Ent.C.) to Lackenby B.S.C. (hauled by DB Cargo's 60001), 6E69 from Redcar B.S.C. (Min.T.) to Doncaster Up Decoy (hauled by DRS's 66303), 6N40 from Tees N.Y. to Skinningrove B.S.C. (hauled by DB Cargo's 66109) and 4L78 from Tees Dock (Flt) to Felixstowe North F.L.T. (hauled by Freightliner's 66561).

A special mention to the nice people at The Stottie Company, who kept me fueled with delicious coffee and sandwiches all day.

Footage was captured on 10th May 2021 using a Panasonic HC-X920 fitted with a Rode VideoMic Go.

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