(13 Apr 2026, 3:14 pm)col87 wrote 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.
TBH Hartlepool isn't doing too bad from the public purse. In addition to those you've listed, funding from outside TVCA covers the full 59 operation as well as an £11m contribution to a whole depot's worth of new EVs, not to mention benefiting from the TVCA investment in Service 36 which serves the town even if the vehicles themselves aren't operated out of Hartlepool depot.