Current situation - Kingdom of Cleveland (1983: Doomsday)

Public Transport
In 2001 five mothballed coal powered steam trains are discovered in a shed outside of Darlington. After extensive repairs the trains start running services twice a day in early 2005.

Route one - Saltburn via Middlesbrough, Thornaby ending in Darlington. Route two - Middlesbrough via Hartlepool to Alnwick in Northumbria (this train has sealed windows for its section that travels thru the still heavily radioactive Tyne and Wear valleys) Route three - Middlesbrough to Harrogate, Ripon, Hawes and Settle stopping a several small stations along the way.

plans are in action to start one more route that will travel south stopping at several former NRCO towns

In 2006 work begins on building the first new coal powered locomotives, they will be based on a peppercorn A1 class locomotive from the former London and North East Railways (LNER) from the late 1940's. The locomotive will be built in Darlington. They will be numbered from 60162 which was the last A1 class produced.

As of 2010 there are four peppercorn A1 class locomotives currently in service these are:


 * 60163 - Tornado - Certified 2008.
 * 60164 - Queen Anne II - Certified 2008. Involved in derailment March 29th 2010, Five fatalities, repairs due to be compleated by June 2010.
 * 60165 - The Kingdom of Cleveland - Certified 2009.
 * 60166 - The River Tees - Certifed 2010.

there are also 3 more under contruction:


 * 60167 - Provisionally named Whitby Priory. Due mid 2010
 * 60168 - Provisionally named Guisborough Priory. Due late 2010
 * 60169 - Provisionally named St Hilda's Priory. Due early 2011

Due to demand five more have been ordered from the Kingdom of Nortumbria, they will be compleated between mid 2011 and late 2013.


 * 60170 - Provisionally named Kingdom of Northumbria
 * 60171 - Provisionally named King George
 * 60172 - Provisionally named Lindisfarne
 * 60173 - Provisionally named Bamburgh Castle
 * 60174 - Provisionally named Alnwick Castle

Military
In military respects the military of the Kingdom of Cleveland consists of:


 * A full time cavalry regiment of 50 soldiers riding Cleveland Bay/Thoroughbred cross horses (based at Ormesby Hall) mainly tasked with protecting the Queen, Royal family and Parliment.


 * Two part time regiments of riflemen consisting of 200 soldiers,


 * The Royal Cleveland Navy (RCN) consisting of armed fishing trawlers and patrol boats


 * A company of 75 Marines.


 * The Royal Cleveland Air Force (RCAF) of small helicopter and single engined planes based at the former Teesside international airport (now renamed Queen Anne International)


 * 50 Royal Engineers

Natural Disasters
20th - 21st November 2009 - reports begin to be heard of a massive flood event in western Cumbria, using short and long wave radio the military of Cleveland declare they are sending 200 men to help with rescue, recovery and rebuilding of the area.

26th November 2009 - Cleveland military reach western Cumbria discovering many roads destroyed and towns severly damaged, worse hit are the market towns of Cockermouth and the fishing port of Workington. many bridges have been washed away, locals say its the worse flooding in their history, Prime minster Mallon declares that Cleveland with begin rebuilding the bridges in the new year using steel from the Redcar steel works and designs from Cleveland Bridge PLC.

Between December 2009 and Jan 2010 a massive snow storm hits the entire east coast of Cleveland and Northumbria. Snow begins to fall on the 19th December 2009 and continued until January 27th 2010, in many areas upto five feet of snow fell and the snow stayed on the ground for nearly a month, the temperature in the town centre's fell to -16 Celsius in the countryside it fell to -27 Celsius.

Meterologists believe that this is the worst snowfall in thirty years, many of the general public believe it is the worst snowfall since the winter of 1947. Death toll so far is recorded at 117 however many peoples bodies may not be found until the snow melts.

The final death toll was 122.

In late March 2010 unexpected heavy snowfall on the hills and heavy rain in the lowlands cause severe flooding along the River Tees, three people die when Leven bridge in Yarm collapses with 25 people on it while viewing the flooding.

Five royal engineers die when the train they are travelling in hits a landslide on the east coast mainline they are repairing just north of Berwick.

Anglian Pirates
In early Feb 2010 three fishing vessels from the port of Staithes vanish over four days, the weather was fine and the wind low so suspisions begin almost immediatly. On the 17th Feb 2010 the 'Lady B' limps back to port in Scarborough of the four crew members only one survives and tell a story of being attacked by a small group of fighing vessels flying a strange flag, these boats surrounded the 'Lady B' and it's sister ship the 'Johnny B' the crew of the 'Lady B' fought off the boats usuing an old rifle and poles but the 'Johnny B' was captured with all hands.

Head of the Royal Cleveland Navy (RCN) Sir James Martin announces that two of the intruders boats were captured on the 22nd Feb 2010, they are Anglian pirate travelling north along the coast. The RCN are sending five armed patrol boats south to find the base of operations for the pirates and to search for any survivors from the attacks in early Feb.

After travelling along the former Linconshire coastline the RCN discovered the base of the Anglian pirates at Burnham Deepdale. After landing to the east of the village 35 marines assalted the harbour and relesed captured boats and crews, after returning the sea and giving the captured boats a 2 hour head start Sir James Martin and 20 other men return to shore to negotiate with the pirates to stop the attacks.

After four hours of talks an agreement is reached with the village council for a trade route to be set up from the Kingdom of Cleveland and Burnham Deepdale, 10 wind farm generators will be sent to the town to generate electricity, also contact will be set up between the Celtic Alliance and Burnham Deepdale.

While this far south RCN commader Sir James Martin makes contact with any other survivor communities, he contacts Woodridge and East Briton and Essex. he leaves radio's with all three and heading back home.

Royalty
The coronation of Queen Anne II took place at Gisborough Abbey on the 15th August 1997, the crown is made of gold donated by the people of Cleveland.

The offical Royal Residence is Wynyard Hall near Sedgefield, parliment is held in held in Middlesbrough town hall from 1995 till 2002 when a new parliment building is built near Nunthorpe, this is offically opened by Queen Anne II on 22nd November 2002.

In 2002 Queen Anne II married local man James Monroe in the ruins of Gisborough Abbey. The heir to the Crown, Princess Zara was one of the bridesmaids.

In 2004 Queen Anne II and Prince Consort James adopt three children, Prince Martin aged 8, Prince Jordan aged 5 and Princess Michala aged 3. All three adopted children are in line to the throne, and if Crown Princess Zara dies before producing heirs then the Throne of Cleveland will pass to Prince Martin.

On the 22nd April 2007 it is announced that Crown Princess Zara of Cleveland is dating the Crown Prince of Northumbria, George Dominic Percy.

On the 5th August 2008 it is announced that Crown Princess Zara of Cleveland is engaged the Crown Prince of Northumbria, George Dominic Percy. The wedding date was set for 4th November 2009. Princess Michala will be flower girl, Prince Jordan will be a page boy, Prince Max Percy (Crown Prince George's younger brother) will be best man.

The wedding took place at Richmond Castle.

This wedding and any children issuing from the marriage will unite the Kingdoms of Northumbria and Cleveland. it has been announced that the primogenator rule (male children having right of rule over older female siblings) has been abolished and the eldest child (no matter what sex) will rule both the kingdom of Northumbria and Cleveland.

Upon the accession of the first child of Zara and George to both thrones, the kingdoms will unite under the name Kingdom of Albion and will cover almost all the original area ruled by the Kingdom of Northumbria.

On New Years Day 2010 it was announced from the Royal Palace at Wynyard that the Crown Princess Zara and her husband Crown Prince George are expecting their first child, it is expected to be born mid August.

3rd March 2010 - it has been announced from the Royal Palace at Wynyard that the child that Crown Princess Zara and her husband Crown Prince George is a boy, he is healthy, with no birth defects due to radiation and the expected due date is 14th August.