The 6th of May 1904 saw the opening of Scarborough's small tram system. The first car is seen outside the railway station on that day.
Car 13 negotiates some bad weather on the sea front.
The North Eastern Railway had some charabancs to take tourists to the likes of the Forge Valley. Here they're waiting at the station.
United became the principal operator in town. Here's the Vernon Road depot.
One of United's downgraded Bristol coaches operating the sea front service (Les Flint).
United had a bus station in the middle of town. Coach 6157 is seen here.
The open-top sea front service was also operated by United.
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) ran into Scarborough from the south.
EYMS later took over United's Scarborough operations.
Modern buses are used by EYMS in the town.
EYMS also operate along the sea front with open-toppers.
Shoreline Suncruisers provide some competition.
Appleby's have now vanished from Scarborough's bus scene.
Wallace Arnold, trading as Hardwick's, ran a rural service out of Scarborough.
Being a seaside resort, Scarborough has attracted plenty of visiting vehicles from outside the locality. Yorkshire Traction provided this Leyland, No. 425.
Feix of Ilkeston sent this coach for a day at the seaside.
Time now for a pub crawl. Let's start at the Scarborough Arms.
There's a Wetherspoons, the Lord Rosebery.
The Angel is a decent free house.
The Black Lion has beers from the Marston's range.
It appears that the Cellars, once a well known free house, has now closed.
Sadly the Golden Ball, owned by Samuel Smiths, is also "long term closed".
Indigo Alley is mainly an evening venue, with limited opening hours, but has some decent beers.
Close to the railway station is Scholars Bar, well worth a visit.
As darkness falls, we conclude at the excellent Valley Bar.
We'll leave Scarborough behind in the next post.
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