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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."
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…
Rennock Lodge
"The Rennock Lodge Story: As seen near the entrance to Hillside Crescent, 'Jolly Joe' is on its way back to Kingston."
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…
J.O.S. Engineering School
"J.O.S. [Jamaica Omnibus Services] Engineering School re-opens: Training Officer, Ken R. Facey demonstrated the rocker gear assembly and its function to J.O.S. apprentices at the Tivoli Engineering Training School, opened on November 3."
Mavis Gibson, JOS driver
"One of seventeen: Mavis Gibson, J.O.S. bus driver received a certificate and cheque from Dr. Kenneth Rattray, Solicitor General, for one year of accident-free driving at a Safe Driving Awards Ceremony at the J.O.S. offices recently. Sixteen other…
School children loading bus
"A typical scene where school children gather around the entrance of a JOS bus."
New directors visit JOS
"New directors visit J.O.S.: Led by Mr. A.Z. Preston, Chairman, several of the new Directors of the nationalized J.O.S. visited all the company's offices and depots on Thursday. The Directors were amused by this notice put up in the Bodyshop at the…
Type 'A' Olympic bus
"The above 'A' type Olympic Bus, which first joined J.O.S. 15 years ago and has given excellent service, finally ended its career in the early hours of February 22. On that night A-38 ran into the back of an unlit parked trailer which ahs delivered…
