Peterborough on the buses: Life before the Queensgate bus station opened

It is hard to imagine Peterborough without the Queensgate Bus Station nowadays – it is such an important feature of the city centre.

But before March 1982, the city’s bus station was located on Bishops Road, close to the Magistrates’ Court.

Now it is a car park, retaining its transport roots.

John Bland was on hand in 1982 to capture some images of the old bus station, before the city’s transport infrastructure was changed forever.

5. Peterborough on the buses

Delaine buses are still seen in Peterborough Photo: John Bland

Did you ever catch this service to Bourne? Photo: John Bland

The Magistrates Court can be seen in the background Photo: John Bland

The photo was taken the day before Queensgate Bus Station opened Photo: John Bland