World War I
Battle Buses.
In 1910 the
newest bus was the B-Type which could hold 34 passengers and only moved at
12mph. When WWI started the army didn't have a way to move soldiers around so
they took London buses to Europe; they also took the drivers with them. Nearly
1,200 B-Types were taken.
The buses
were repainted for camouflage and each bus window was bolted up for protection.
Also, the buses had weapons inside. Some buses even had pigeon coups attached
to the roof to house homing pigeons which were used for sending messages. The
buses often broke down and some bus drivers were killed. After the war, the
buses which were not destroyed were used to bring the troops home.
By Walid and
Abdulrahim
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