Recent content by Graeme_r

The Roof in Hartlepool Station may look good but stations should be maintained a periodically refurbished from a dedicated budgets, not from money purported to be spent on enhancing rail use by providing a metro system. The Metro should be about extending track to link areas like Guisborough...

To OMGitsDAVE Unlike you, I don't regard enhancement work on an existing railway station as being part of a component of a Metro system. Stations and rolling stock should be refurbished regularly under their own budgets, not sneaked in to be included as part of a supposed extension of...

As to the Hartlepool bit - there are still quite a few on the Northern & GC Services off-peak..etc. Yes but they are not full. They will be even less full if more Trrams are put in service. Besides, many are going further afield to Newcastle etc not using the existing system for local journeys...

Most of you are missing the point. Look at the proposals, look at the lack of consultation and ask if it would make you use the train more than you do at present. Complain to your Councillors about the limitations and demand they call for something better and more relevant, something that...