Gas tanks and buses

by Rutland Memories

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Contributed by: Rutland Memories
People in story:: Peter Cavanagh
Location of story:: Stockport
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A3952776
Contributed on:: 26 April 2005

Peter remembers Leyland Tiger Buses towing a trailer behind with a gas tank on it (he thinks it was coal gas) and every time the bus slowed down the engine back-fired, sounding like an explosion and making everyone jump out of their skin.

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