Trip down memory lane in 10 bus photos from Chesterfield and beyond
Bus trips to celebrate football triumphs, to take food to the homeless or to promote charities – this large-scale transport has played a variety of roles in community life in Derbyshire.
For many the buses are a vital link to the outside world, from the elderly inhabitants of remote villages who no longer feel confident enough to drive to the college students who can’t yet afford their own car.
A trip back through our archives proves what a valuable asset buses are and how some people treasure this transport so much that they have bought their own!
Chesterfield based David Colin brought his iconic London Routemaster to the launch of the latest Rodney book, written by George Waston, in 2013. Photo: Marisa Cashill
Chesterfield FC midfield player Paul Holland celebrated his team reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup when an open-topped bus made its way through Chesterfield in 1997. Photo: Dean Atkins