length of the ECML and operates most of the stations on the route. Grand Central has linked Teesside with London since December 2007 with a non-stop from York onwards. It does not have electric trains, and uses the Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line and Durham Coast Line. Local-service routes in the Tees Valley are provided by Northern, based in Manchester. TransPennine Express, also based in Manchester, has long-distance services from Middlesbrough to Manchester, via West Yorkshire. Air Teesside International Airport serves the area and has a regular service from Amsterdam, Schiphol airport. Sport Football Association Under the Northern League they is the North Riding Football League, founded in 2017 by a merger of Teesside Football League and the Eskvale & Cleveland League Wearside League also host North Tees Teams mainly in Division One: Darlington Railway Athletic at Brinkburn Road, Darlington, County Durham Norton & Stockton Ancients at Norton Sports Complex, Norton, County Durham Darlington Town reserve team for Darlington FC, founded in 1908 (As Horden Colliery Welfare) play at Eastbourne Sports Complex, Darlington, County Durham FC Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham Wearside League Division two: Wynyard Village, Wynyard (Stockton), County Durham Rugby Union As of the 2022-2 season, there are fourteen Rugby Union Football Clubs in the region, Darlington Mowden Park is in the highest division compared to the rest of the clubs: Cricket ECB PL’s North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League: Basketball Tees Valley Mohawks Teesside Lions Uses in local culture Tees Valley Wildlife Trust Tees Valley Youth Orchestra References External links Enjoy Tees Valley Tees Valley Combined Authority Invest Tees Valley County Durham Middlesbrough North Yorkshire Stockton-on-Tees Redcar and Cleveland Darlington Hartlepool Places in the Tees Valley Local enterprise partnerships