The links between the TITANIC and the North-East that you probably didn't know
Titanic's rudder was made in Darlington Many in Darlington will know someone who knew a friend or family that worked at the Forge on Albert Hill, but perhaps not the role it played in the Titanic's birth. The huge brick workshop, which can to this day be seen beside the East Coast Main Line, was responsible for the manufacturing of parts for the new "Olympic-class" ships. The owners of the Titanic, White Star Line had actually commissioned three almost-identical vessels between 1908 and 1914, the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic. Part of the monumental order saw Darlington Forge bein...
Source: thenorthernecho.co.uk