South Shields once had its own tram system. A horse drawn car is seen on Station Road.
Electric cars soon arrived. One is operating along a busy King Street.
Ocean Road, in tramway days.
Car 18 by the Wouldhave Monument.
Car 35, now with a roof, near the town centre. Trolleybuses later replaced the trams and we'll see some in the next post.
The Corporation's motor buses used the Market Place as a terminus.
Here are a couple of Daimlers with Roe bodywork, at the Market and by the sea front.
South Shields Corporation's buses were merged into Tyne & Wear PTE, the transaction including this Daimler Fleeline.
A Dennis Dart, new to Busways (the new name for PTE operations), in the town.centre in 1994.
Stagecoach eventually took over.
Northern General was the other big operator in South Shields (Les Flint).
Northern maintained a depot in the town.
Northern General is now known as Go Ahead.
Independents have included Catch-a-Bus (Hylton Castle Coaches).
This Dennis Lancet belonged to Redby.
Let's start our pub crawl at the long closed Catherine House.
The Scotia is reported to be "long term closed".
Right next to the ferry terminal, the Alum Ale House.
The Dolly Peel is worth a visit.
A good bet for a decent pint is the Steamboat.
The Beacon was a good boozer, but it's now shut.
The Wouldhave, named after the boatbuilder William Wouldhave, is the town's Wetherspoons.
Above the former Jarrow Brewery is the Maltings bar.
We conclude our tour of South Shields town centre at the excellent Stags Head.
Right, that's it for now. We'll head inland for the next post.
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