(10 Apr 2026, 11:41 pm)Economic505 wrote Yes I do think that. I have lived both sides of the fence, being from Sunderland but now living here in Hartlepool. The rail platform was essentially righting a wrong. Besides , whilst work was carried out at Hartlepool, Boro station is getting a £125 million upgrade . Contrast that to the £12 million spent at Hartlepool. Short changed comes to mind.
To be fair I don’t we will be any better off in NECA as that is already to large of an area.
I do agree though that it is ridiculous how little is spent in Hartlepool the 51 and few journeys on the 3/3a is really the extent of the funding in Hartlepool while Darlington and Stockton get quite a bit in comparison. Yes they is the money on reopening the other platform at the train station but that still don’t compare to what the rest of the Tees Valley area gets.