▁Salt burn ▁( which ▁the ▁S & D ▁had ▁reached ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ) ▁via ▁Sk el ton ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ' s ▁route ▁at ▁Bro tt on , ▁for king ▁south ▁to ▁reach ▁Gu is borough . ▁This ▁connection , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁provided ▁a ▁new ▁connection ▁between ▁Te ess ide ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁Cleveland ▁mines , ▁running ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Est on ▁Hills . ▁Further ▁capacity ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁dou bling ▁the ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁running ▁east ▁of ▁Gu is borough . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁former ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ' s ▁line ▁west ▁of ▁Gu is borough ▁redundant ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁after ▁only ▁twelve ▁years ▁of ▁service , ▁though ▁the ▁parallel ▁M G & R ▁line ▁to ▁M idd les br ough ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁ 9 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁old ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ▁had ▁not ▁provided ▁any ▁passenger ▁services , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁the ▁N ER ▁built ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁stations ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁began ▁from ▁Bro tt on , ▁Sk in ning ro ve ▁and ▁Lo ft us ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁plus ▁Bo os beck ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁tort uous ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ▁had ▁a ▁last ing ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁rail ▁services ▁to ▁Gu is borough . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁at ▁any ▁time