"Tees Valley Metro"@en . "The Tees Valley Metro is a project to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service. In the initial phases the services will be heavy rail mostly along existing alignments. The later phase may introduce tram-trains to allow street running."@en . . . "Project cancelled due to lack of funding. Focus now on Northern Rail franchise." . .