▁train ▁a ▁day ▁each ▁way ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁had ▁originally ▁not ▁even ▁been ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁passenger ▁station ▁in ▁Gu is borough . ▁ ▁The ▁M & GR ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁local ▁people ▁and ▁mine ▁own ers ▁who ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁would - be ▁mon opol ist ▁that ▁served ▁narrow ▁commercial ▁interests ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁wider ▁public ▁good . ▁During ▁Parliament ary ▁discuss ions ▁into ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Railway ' s ▁proposed ▁route , ▁a ▁Select ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁M & GR ▁was ▁" un w illing ▁to ▁give ▁facility ▁for ▁people ▁carrying ▁traffic ▁not ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁furn aces ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁connected ." ▁The ▁M & GR ' s ▁attitude ▁ar oused ▁strong ▁local ▁res ent ment . ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁test ifying ▁to ▁the ▁Select ▁Committee ▁was ▁asked ▁what ▁the ▁local ▁land own ers ▁would ▁think ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁railway ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁S & D , ▁he ▁replied ▁that ▁" they ▁would ▁all ▁jump ▁at ▁having ▁such ▁a ▁proposal ▁made ▁to ▁them ." ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁Hart le pool ▁Har bour ▁and ▁Railway ▁( WH H & R ) ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁land own ers ▁struck ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁Te es ▁at ▁C argo ▁Fle et ▁via ▁Norman by , ▁U ps all ▁and ▁Gu is borough ▁to ▁Sk in ning ro ve , ▁with ▁connecting ▁links ▁and ▁branches ▁to ▁Sta ith es ▁and ▁Sk el ton - in -