Long before ride-hailing apps like Uber, Bolt and Lyft came along, there were limited options for travelling around Peterborough.
Unless you were lucky enough to have your own car 40 or 50 years ago, the humble bus was pretty much your only viable alternative to getting around the city.
Back then, buses were a far cry from the snazzy, smooth electric vehicles we’ve become accustomed to now.
Buses back in the day were often smelly, loud and diesel-powered; and it’s fair to say that those three things made them pretty unpleasant to ride.
That said, many of us have happy memories of taking the bus to school or into town on a Friday night.
The opening of the Queensgate Bus Station in March 1982 marked a new era of bus travel in Peterborough.
Whether you wanted to go to Yaxley, Werrington or the Ortons, this central hub represented a noticeable upgrade from the old one in Bishops Road.
Using the Peterborough Telegraph archive and some brilliant contributions, we’ve taken a one-way ticket down memory lane by looking at 15 retro photos of old buses in Peterborough.
These cracking snaps will bring memories flooding back for those of a certain age!
Find the full gallery below:
5. Peterborough bus photos from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s
Peterborough's old bus station with the Lido in the background Photo: PT
6. Peterborough bus photos from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s
Another view of the old bus station which was on the site of the Crown Court today Photo: PT
7. Peterborough bus photos from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s
The 384 to Bretton Photo: John Bland
8. Peterborough bus photos from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s
Queues at the old Bishops Road bus station Photo: John Bland