Tony Polson wrote:

> "John Salmon"  wrote:
> >
> >> Presumably they are trying to serve the whole of Teesside, but they can't
> >> call at Middlesbrough or Thornaby without a reversal, so the choice is
> >> between Billingham, Stockton, Eaglescliffe or perhaps (just over the old
> >> county boundary) Yarm.  I don't know why they chose Eaglescliffe...
> >
> >Answering my own implied question, I suppose Eaglescliffe has the best
> >'connectivity' of those four if they are expecting passengers to arrive by
> >local train.  It doesn't have good car parking, though.
>
>
> I think Eaglescliffe was chosen for them.
>
> Certainly, in the case of Yarm, Northern objected strongly.

Eaglescliffe is the only viable option for a Teesside stop. The only
one with a long enough platform. The only one with good road access
(the A66 is a mile away) and the only one with a car park. Its not a
great station by any means but it handles the traffic generated by GC
which was a dozen or so pax last time I used them.