WW1 Gas Powered Buses

[SEVERNLINK]

Saw this interesting photograph on a local Faceache group of a couple of buses converted to run on gas during WW1 .I see the fleet history lists AO-7096 as being converted but not 7081.I'm guessing the photo was taken in Kidderminster
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[JustinTyme]

BMMO ran a number of buses on gas during World War 1 - as did other operators - due to petrol shortages that forced many services to be withdrawn.

The same happened in World War 2. In fact the Government told bus operators to convert a proportion of their fleets to run on gas, although the intended numbers were not reached.

I understand wartime gas buses were universally unpopular and gutless.

[AdamH]

BMMO inherited local Malvern services during WW1 but soon had to suspend some of them as the gas converted buses didn't have enough power to get up the hills.

[bmmoboy]

A bit like a Streetlite!!!!!