Looking Back: Transports of delight!

By Alison Bagley
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 BST
Updated 9th Apr 2019, 17:07 BST

There's always somewhere to go and places to see, but how to get there? Sometimes the journey is as much fun as the destination.

A future filled with trips by jet-packs, monorails and rocket ships never materialised so taking a bus, train, boat or a trusty push bike was the only way to travel unless you had access to your parent's car or could cadge a lift in a helicopter. Trips to the countryside on your racer, with a pack up and a cagoule (just in case) or a jaunt to the seaside with family and friends - what wonderful ways to while away your time.

Two young pilots (and a puppy ) pose next to an army helicopter at the Northampton Show, August 5, 1966placeholder image
Two young pilots (and a puppy ) pose next to an army helicopter at the Northampton Show, August 5, 1966
Two young pilots (and a puppy ) pose next to an army helicopter at the Northampton Show, August 5, 1966placeholder image
Two young pilots (and a puppy ) pose next to an army helicopter at the Northampton Show, August 5, 1966
Coaches gather on Northampton Market Square outside the Peacock Way arcade on September 10, 1964placeholder image
Coaches gather on Northampton Market Square outside the Peacock Way arcade on September 10, 1964
All smiles, Bective Secondary Modern School, Northampton, boys off on a rugby tour, March 28, 1960placeholder image
All smiles, Bective Secondary Modern School, Northampton, boys off on a rugby tour, March 28, 1960
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