H & R ▁was ▁the ▁clear ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁confront ation ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁its ▁jet ty . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁linked ▁private ▁rail ways ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁est ates ▁of ▁Ward ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Captain ▁Chal on er ▁of ▁Gu is borough . ▁A ▁bridge ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁carry ▁Chal on er ' s ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁over ▁the ▁M & GR ▁just ▁outside ▁Gu is borough ▁station , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ' s ▁existing ▁east bound ▁line ▁to ▁Sk in ning ro ve . ▁A ▁fresh ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ▁Act , ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁author ise ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ▁Company ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁new ▁line . ▁Although ▁the ▁S & D ▁was ▁still ▁veh ement ly ▁opposed , ▁Parliament ▁had ▁by ▁now ▁tired ▁of ▁the ▁disput es ▁between ▁the ▁companies ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁Act ▁over ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁the ▁S & D . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁running ▁from ▁Sk el ton ▁Mine ▁to ▁Norman by ▁Jet ty . ▁Cross ing ▁the ▁g orge ▁at ▁S la pe w ath ▁on ▁the ▁eight - arch ed ▁Water fall ▁Vi ad uct , ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁today