A RETURN TO YORKSHRE

 Having now left Darlington behind, we turn south to Croft-on-Tees. The railway station here, on the ECML, was named Croft Spa by the North Eastern Raiway. LNER 757 speeds through in 1928.

Not far to the east is Hurworth, home to a decent pub, the Bay Horse.

Eryholme station was also on the East Coast Main Line. Here it is, circa 1905.

LNER 2403 City of Durham is seen at Eryholme with an up express in 1929.

Continuing eastwards, we soon arrive at Dinsdale, when United 1501 was photographed in 1987. It was a demonstrator for GAC and later passed to CIE in Ireland.

Another demonstrator operating for United, this time from Optare, in Middleton St George.

Not far away, what is now Teesside Airport. Back in 1965 two rare aeroplanes were photographed there. First, a Mooney M.20C Mark 21.

There was also a flying lawn mower!

To the south of the nearby town of Yarm is the Crown at Kirklevington.

In the southern outskirts of Yarm is the Golden Jubilee, a Samuel Smith's house.

Yarm railway station, recently reopened, is high above the town (Creative Commons License).

The railway passes over Yarm town centre by this viaduct. Yarm itself is on the Yorkshire side of the Tees  (Creative Commons License).

Yarm High Street and its town hall  (Creative Commons License).

A Leven Valley (now out of business) bus in the High Street in 2012.

There's a few pubs in Yarm town centre. First, the Ketton Ox. It once hosted illegal cock fighting and had a morgue upstairs.

The Black Bull is worth seeking out, not that it's hard to find.

Another historic inn, the George & Dragon.

Just over the Tees is the 17th Century pub in Egglescliffe, the Pot & Glass.

Not to be confused wth the above, Eaglescliffe is the site of an important railway station. In 1923, it was a busy place.

Today, Northern Rail serves Eaglescliffe, while TransPennine Express passes by.

Heading east, we come to High Leven, where we find the Fox Covert.

And just to the east of that is Maltby (not to be confused with the one in South Yorkshire). It's the home of a pub called the Chadwicks Inn and is seen here as the Pathfinders.

OK, that's it for now, next time we'll be in industrial South Teesside. 

Just a reminder that the route can be followed here.