MUCH INDUSTRY, BUT THE SEASIDE FOLLOWS

 I left you on the South Bank of the Tees and here is a bit more of the industry once to be found there.

The trolleybuses of the former Teesside Railess Traction Board (TRTB) could be found passing the steel works in 1969 (Les Flint).

A Sentinel shunter in the sidngs there in 1967.

Another loco in the steelworks sidings in 1979.

Normanby Ironworks, South Bank - a postcard view.

More TRTB trolleybuses, at Cargo Fleet, 1968 (Les Flint).

The last day 4th April 1971, near the depot (Les Flint).

TRTB had its depot at Cargo Fleet, seen here in August 1962 (Les Flint).

Cleveland Transit continued to use Cargo Fleet depot, as seen in 1981.

A newly introduced TRTB trolleybus at North Ormesby around 1919.

More TRTB trolleybuses in North Ormesby, in Teesside Municipal Transport livery, March 1971 (Les Flint).

Nunthorpe station, on the NER Middlesbrough to Battersby line.

The signal box at Nunthorpe was still in use in 1979.

Now, we head to Old Eston and TRTB trolleybus 16 was found there on an enthusiast's tour in 1968 (Les Flint).

Reading trolleybus 185 made a tour of the system in 1969 and is seen at Old Eston (Les Flint).

Eston once had its own NER station.

There were various lines serving industry around Eston. This is New Bank Incline.

We now head back towards the Tees, finding more steelworks and coke ovens as we approach Redcar. These locos, out of use, served the latter.

The Redcar Steelworks, when open, had a loco depot at Warrenby.

EWS 56060 is seen near Warrenby.

Now we reach Redcar itself, a pleasant seaside town. Here's an old postcard from the '50s.

The sea front at Redcar.

There's a big windfarm out to sea.

On the shore, lots of birds. These are turnstones and they get on well with their human neighbours.

The boating lake, another of Redcar's attractions.

Redcar Central station, on a foul day in 1987.

 By 2018, it had been remodelled.

This signal box controlled the regular freight trains.

All buses in Redcar head for the Clock Tower.

Arriva is today's main operator.

The Pig & Whistle was demolished in 2001.

The Central Hotel is now "long term closed". A shame as it was a good boozer.

The Gypsy Rover will save the day. Two real ales in this micropub.

Out near the race course, the Yorkshire Coble, owned by Samuel Smiths. No real ale these days.

Even further out of town, the Turners Mill, a good place to conclude at.

Next time: We descend upon Marske and Saltburn. Follow the route here.

THE BORO' (NO BEER!)

We continue our look at the large town of Middlesbrough and now find ourselves at the NER built ralway station. It was later badly damaged in WW2.

Recently, only Middlesbrough West signal box controlled movements here.

A DMU in the station in 1979.

47407 "Aycliffe" deputises for a failed DMU in 1987.

"Pacers" later became the staple on local services.

TransPennine run the longer distance routes.

Apart from Middlesbrough Corporation/Cleveland Transit, the biggest local operator was United Automobile Services.

United later became Tees & District.

Tees & District became part of Arriva. Middlesbrough was home to these rare Temsa bodied saloons.

The Go Ahead Group's buses from the Newcastle area are frequent visitors to Middlesbrough.

After deregulation, various independents appeared in the town. These included Trimdon MS, Delta, Escort and Leven Valley. All no longer exist.

Blue Line ran an express coach service into the town.

Modern independents include Abbott's of Leeming, Compass Royston and Stagecarriage.

North Yorkshire Brewery was once in the town and Crookham Travel paid a visit.

The Resolution was one of the town's Wetherspoons, but it's now closed.

The Tap & Barrel was once a great free house, but it's no longer a pub.

It appears that the Malt Shovel is also a closure casualty. Oh dear, no beer!

So, we take a look at the town in its industrial heyday, from the banks of the Tees.

We could take the transporter bridge back into County Durham.

But, no, we'll stay on the Yorkshire side and find one of those unusual steam locos, converted to compressed air operation, at South Bank Works.

Next time, we'll see more of industrial Teesside and maybe the coast.