LOTS OF RAILWAY HISTORY

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Right.... We've left Stockton behnd and now find ourselves at the Talbot in Bishopton.

Just to the north, the NER station at Stillington, now long gone.

The Iron Horse, in nearby Newton Aycliffe, seems to have vanished into the ether!

So our next stop is Heighington.

Here's the village green (Creative Commons License).

The parish church (Creative Commons License).

The Bay Horse in Heighington is well worth a visit.

There's also the George & Dragon.

Heighington station, on the Bishop Auckland branch, is a fair distance from the village. Here's the level crossing in NER times.

Some more modern movements through Heighington station.

Now we head towards Shildon, passing Shildon Lodge Colliery.

And, so into Shildon itself.

Shildon station in pre-grouping days.

Shildon signal box, still in use in 2006.

The North Eastern Railway had various workshops in Shildon, including the Store House (above) and the Wood Yard (below).

In 1932 the LNER was storing its electric locos at Shildon.

Today, Shildon is home to an outpost of the National Railway Museum.

Reflecting Shildon's railway heritage, the Timothy Hackworth pub. Sadly, it's closed.

The King William is still open, but no real ale.

More bad news, the Raby Hunt at Summerhouse is now just a restaurant, so no beer to conclude this post.

Next time, we'll be in Darlington and there's plenty of beer there.