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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…
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Commuters
JOS maintenance crew
"JOS take-over: JOS maintenance crew converge beside parked buses along Industrial Terrace yesterday as workers walked off the job."
Bus stop at Guava Ridge
"At Guava Ridge passengers disembark and others, carrying bags of coffee to the factory."
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."
National Vehicle Corporation workers
"Jamaican expertise on the go - Putting it together: National Vehicle Corporation workers assembling another bus for JOS at NavCo's Hanover Street, Kingston plant."
Tags: Bus garages; Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Leyland buses
JOS commuters
"Commuters yesterday enjoying the last of the 'cheap' JOS fared. Come May 14 they will have to dig deeper into their pockets."
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Commuters; Leyland buses
NAVCO employee working on bus frame
"A NAVCO (National Vehicles Corporation) employee carries out work on a locally fabricated frame. The frames are designed with the maximum protection of passengers in mind and are well suited for rural operations. The buses also have a strengthened…
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Leyland buses
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Carrying baskets to market
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Two men are on their way to the market to sell straw baskets. The baskets of varying sizes are heaped together and affixed to the ends of bamboos, to…