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Sliding windows on JOS bus
"Cooler buses: in order to avoid a long shipping delay JOS accepted some 30 National buses without sliding windows in the rear section of the bus. The public complained that they were hot. JOS engineers, therefore, removed sliding windows from front…
Rennock Lodge
"The Rennock Lodge Story: As seen near the entrance to Hillside Crescent, 'Jolly Joe' is on its way back to Kingston."
Crankshafts
"Ken Facey, J.O.S. Training Officer, points out the scored crankshaft journal of Olympic buses to some of the new class of trainee apprentices at the J.O.S. Engineering Training School at Tivoli Depot. Twelve youths between 15 and 17 years of age…
Fire extinguisher on JOS bus
"The fire extinguisher [arrow] were disappearing too fast from the buses so JOS electrician designed a system which allowed the driver to push a button near his seat and discharge extinguisher on the turbine charger, at the rear of the Nationals."
Number 24 JOS terminus
"The No. 24 Terminus for 'Jolly Joe' at Hillside Crescent, Rennock Lodge. In the background is the Cement Factory. To the left, an uninhabited section of the Wareika Hills. The Rennock Lodge Youth Centre is out of sight, on the left."
Victory J type bus
"The original: photograph shows original configuration of Victory J type bus wind-shield area. Note the curved glass."
Vandalized JOS bus
"It was a lucky driver who escaped the wrath of vandals last week when they attacked this JOS bus, L115, in the Olympic Gardens area. Picture shows splintered glass from the shattered windscreen, all over the driver's area."
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Miss Ministry of Agriculture
"Who will be Miss Ministry of Agriculture 1981?The following 21 contestants are all vying for the crown of Miss Ministry of Agriculture. The crowning…