, ▁it ▁sk irt ed ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁Gu is borough ▁and ▁crossed ▁Chap el ▁Beck ▁on ▁wooden ▁vi ad uct s . ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁ran ▁on ▁a ▁nearly ▁straight ▁emb ank ment ▁across ▁the ▁fields ▁west ▁of ▁Gu is borough ▁before ▁cur ving ▁north wards ▁to ▁Norman by ▁through ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁Est on ▁Hills . ▁Branch ▁lines ▁and ▁tram ways ▁connected ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mines ▁along ▁its ▁route . ▁It ▁had ▁no ▁passenger ▁stations ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁any ▁passenger ▁services , ▁despite ▁the ▁poor ▁connections ▁from ▁Gu is borough ▁that ▁had ▁caused ▁so ▁much ▁dis content ▁with ▁the ▁M & GR . ▁ ▁Mer gers , ▁on ward ▁connections ▁and ▁clos ures ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁irregular ities ▁at ▁the ▁WH H & R ▁led ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁suffering ▁severe ▁financial ▁difficulties , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Ward ▁Jackson ▁from ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁WH H & R ▁and ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway . ▁Parliament ▁refused ▁to ▁author ise ▁further ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁WH H & R ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway . ▁Non eth eless , ▁funds ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁construct ▁new ▁extensions ▁via ▁Bo os beck ▁and ▁Lo ft us . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Railway , ▁the ▁M & GR ▁and ▁the ▁S & D ▁were ▁all ▁taken ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( NER ). ▁The ▁new ▁management ▁author ised ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁link ▁from