Keeping Kingston on the Move - the Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS)

[@ByronSamuelsIATOLA]

Back then Jamaica was a way ahead of a lot of countries around the world

[@secondgalaxykode4245]

Because we was British

[@JoyHarrison]

Jamaica used to be the pearl of the Caribbean before Independence.

[@evansparris6724]

@@JoyHarrison same they has said about Haiti and Cuba Originally a Pearl never lost its value

[@natty.roots.423]

@@secondgalaxykode4245 We were never british! We were colonized.

[@gerald6919]

so true even female bus drivers before America.

[@barringtonbarnett5724]

If you have never ridden on a JOS bus, you need to be addressing me as sir. I enjoyed this content. Brought back memories of a good period in Jamaica

[@leoniearcher9552]

I loved J O S . I loved the neat and tidy drivers,conductresses and conductors in their green khaki uniforms. That was my sweet Jamaica when I lived Kingston in the Sixties but everything has changed. Please join me in praying for our beautiful,the best country in the world!!!

[@robertmcleod1742]

There was public order back then

[@robertcampbell9946]

Till this day, the closing of J.O.S & the Railway remains the most regretted decisions Seaga ever made

[@robertcampbell9946]

Leonie ,you remember being downtowm at night when they light up those L& G Buses billboards over the Windows how good those buses look?. Miss seeing them.

[@jamaicanice1522]

prayers for where u live also..I don't know why you Jamaicans who leave Jamaica fi years think Jamaica is all doom and gloom

[@leroywhite3751]

Those were the days fully uniform drivers and conductor along conductresses looking real sharp like airplanes pilots and stewardess very neat

[@ann-mariewellington6762]

I remember those good old Days of the JOS, the double decker,Morning Star and King Alfonso and also the Blue Danube Buses

[@robertcampbell9946]

Lots of people would like to see one of these Original Jolly buses in a classic vehicle show.

[@hughgrant4778]

Brought back happy childhood memories, riding the bus to and from school

[@cindygreen852]

BEST BUS SERVICE JAMAICA EVER HAVE ...WHO WATCHING IN 2024

[@ninjackunited6609]

Real talk cindy...I miss those days.

[@kushsakhu]

What a joy to behold such positive images of our people😁. Great song selection👌🏾 Jamaica's decline is evident after watching a few of these clips. I wonder, how Manley's rightful stance with Castro affected Jamaica's decline. America targetted Jamaica most aggressively from that moment onwards. Up you mighty race✊🏾

[@JoyHarrison]

I remember JOS from the 1970s. My brother kept a box of the colorful bus tickets. There was a different color ticket for each ride stage.

[@jomohector5274]

Man😢miss those jolly Joseph days, I think it was either 95 or 93 that I use to take from Duhaney Park to My school Calabar High, and I use to take the Pattie pan bus with grandma as a toddler living in Jones town, those were the good old days, then 80’s politics destroyed our sweet sweet Jamaica😢

[@ozziecockings780]

...oh wen cbarrr...goes marchin eeen...

[@dennisbrooks6892]

Jamaica been a violent country from 1920s do your homework and wake up

[@Ehkaya]

Part of the reason for the decline in systems in Jamaica is not the government (although they are also to be blamed) - but the real reason is that Jamaicans have lost their sense of public duty and civility towards each other and loss of respect for themselves. Sad - love mi country bad still. I remember riding these buses when I was a child.

[@KimFert]

Well something triggered the society for ppl to all of a sudden act this way.

[@dianebarnaby-watler6877]

Yes remembered those days. I left in 1971 at the age of 11Yrs. old. I went to Holy Family Primary School, after school I used to get on the bus ride it down town and stayed on it to make the rounds back home. Kid stuff. It was safer back then. How times have changed. Love my people, culture, and country. Not giving up even though we are experiencing some tough times right now. Much blessings and God bless.

[@sleec3643]

All that you describe, totally on point, rests squarely with government. It was and is their job to conduct the country's affairs in ALL aspects, on a path that - while looking to the future - maintains a necessary balance that serves to preserve those intangibles you mention, that are ultimately the nation's identity and the source of said pride. Look at how music influences people en masse; for better or worse. Successive governments have been nothing short of wutliss Indian givers, all told. Self-serving to the point of not even being believable as a body themselves. And yes, Jamaicans have just lost it, period. Others conceded defeat in a spirit of why bother. Is that okay? No. But what's the fix? Is one even possible at this point....... I feel you, though. And as you say, yaad will ever be yaad. It guh suh.

[@sleec3643]

​@@KimFertNot all of a sudden, at all.

[@sleec3643]

​@@dianebarnaby-watler6877Holy Family Primary. I remember that name.

[@ceactoceava6203]

Jamaica was doing well back then May Pen also had city buses running from May Pen to Denbeigh

[@omarlewis5925]

Wonderful vintage video of Jamaica bus system, Jamaica Omnibus Service (J.O.S)🇯🇲🚌

[@magstabrown5780]

Narrator Dennis Hall. I haven't heard that voice for some forty years.

[@nicolescott1354]

I was born in 73 and can remember riding these buses. So much better than those damn mini buses. I also remember having to get on a minibus named "purple rain". All the noise and loud music.

[@JayneTenn]

Purple Rain? Lmao I guess the driver was a huge Prince fan.

[@robertcampbell9946]

Nicole , believe it or not , a few of these buses around. If you know purple rain you probably know the mighty concorde that used to run H.W.T to Hellshire . Here are a few bck in the day buses . Exterminator , Jet set , Eliminator Champion Bubbler. Purple rain was a real bashment. Bus.

[@natty.roots.423]

@@JayneTenn That preceded Prince.

[@rainwalker2254]

@@natty.roots.423 Nicole Scott said that she was born in 1973; Prince's album "Purple Rain" was released in 1984; we can assume that the Purple Rain bus was still running in the early '80s.

[@Stephenjhenderson]

Purple Rain used to run the Harbour View route.

[@karolinesmith6119]

Very interesting documentary, nice to look back on these processes and see how efficient they appeared to be..

[@marcuspetrolheadwilliams1710]

Was watching this video on j.o.s & seeing them back in the days brings back so many childhood memories those buses were very good. specially the ones that came in the 60's .i rode the L series & patty pan up on till mid 90's. The L bus is the best looking ever came to Jamaica specially at night when they light up the bullboard

[@happyhapley]

Yes. The L was my favourite too.

[@Rockjamify]

These buses were neat, clean, and on-time, up till about 1976-77. They were also not crowded, and the passengers were orderly.

[@lyptonsaunches6803]

The Washington Blvd bus was always crowded during peak hours

[@robertcamble3543]

Seeing the # 30 bus going up Stony Hill loaded . The L & G Buses couldn't handle those hilly areas that well . They got the Legendary J buses which were tailor made for those hilly areas . Those buses were so strong they occasionally push country buses over Long Lane in 2nd speed . 33 to Rock Hall is a bus you don't the last one to leave you downtown . Such pleasant memories seeing these buses .

[@Rockjamify]

From appearances, and from a distance, the present JUTC has very modern buses, which cover an area exceeding the Kingston Metropolitan area. Hopefully, the actual service is as good as it seems to be.

[@KamisKisses]

Now JUTC struggling. Smh. This is the era when Jamaicans took pride in their work. Had self respect and discipline.

[@robertcampbell9946]

J.O.S was the 2nd largest bus company tn the Caribbean

[@win30034]

Tje JOS struggled also. Which is why it was shut down

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@win30034 J.O.S problems started from government put their hands in it .

[@Ramakan]

Realest talk!! Self respect and pride! So true!

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@Ramakan When Manley took it from the British they sent a batch of Leyland Nationals with bad engines to replace the Buses from the 60s, they left & never taught the mechanics to repair them .Those buses were plagued with problems & always break down & fires . Staff members used rob up the money also. They had use the L & G buses till they closed down. The 1/4 million buses were the last set of buses J.O.S got but they sat on the wharf for 3yrs because J.O.S had already closed.

[@jamaicasysbm2580]

Wow we really messed up in the 1980’s when we did not maintain this system. The politicians really messed up.

[@ozziecockings780]

...dennis hall did live beside my high school crush in edgewater...him used to run every mrn to go swimming half way to cuba at forum hotel...then run back to edgewater to start the day...memories bway...

[@Ramakan]

Memories. I used to take #35 to Calabar High School. It sure brought back memories.

[@Ramakan]

@Nevin Reid I think I was paying 35 cents at the time!

[@Ramakan]

@Nevin Reid yes indeed!! Hard times, but some of my best days back then. I wouldn’t change a thing! Jamaica was a 1000 more beautiful back then, than now. Definitely some of my best days.

[@Ramakan]

@Nevin Reid ah, I see. In 1980, I was a young teenager attending Calabar High School.

[@ozziecockings780]

...barbarians of the 70s n 80s all...a blast from the past for all you ole bways huh?...

[@M87RigelAntaresM42]

Me tek JOS bus from Duhaney Park to King Street and Carnation Market when me a little boy. Thank You God

[@helomedia767]

My dad drove the 91 route to Duhaney Park in the 70s

[@tango1305]

Yea? I remember taking that bus to school. This video makes me nostalgic

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@tango1305 4 real watching this video brinngs back pleasant childhood memories. I saw three buses that i rode regular back then "G 257 , G 264 , & A 34 which is the short version of the g bus , those used to run Jones Town & Lawrence tTavern. My father also told me that it was A 34 they learnt him to drive with when he started working there 1961 when it was brand new.

[@magstabrown5780]

School uniforms in 2020 are ankle length some of them. Back then early 70s micro minis are seen. Though just above knees were the norm.

[@MsLignumvitae]

Best of times I know we have to grow n change in age of technology but man... I attended John Mills All age in the back on Lyndhurst Road was a huge depot. Good Memories

[@user-wd2bw1mm5g]

i am from the country i remember j.o.s . buses in kingston back in the good old days..

[@eugenehebert2163]

Jamaica Jamaica land we love

[@devonjames4006]

Unmistakable voice of Dennis hall..rest in peace ..frist school challenge quiz host....

[@happyhapley]

You know the thing.

[@sawill410]

Who remembers when the bus fare was 20 cents????

[@robertcampbell9946]

sawill410 I can remember when i was a kid , it was 2 cents & 10cents for adults.in early 70s

[@peterkruud6748]

I remember penny apiny a stage

[@sharonrobinson1983]

My last bus fare in1980 as a child was 2 cent.

[@two9parkave]

You are young, during my time it was 3d thrpence per stage.

[@inezsmall8474]

I remember 4 pence🤣🤣🤣

[@jahakarto711]

Where did we go wrong?......you bad politicians

[@jeromeshaw4980]

Something I was wondering

[@maried6673]

Jaha Karto check out Sir Buju Banton new song...

[@robertcampbell9946]

Jamaica's biggest mistake till this day, is August 6 th 1962.They should have stayed under British Colony .

[@irielionja03]

Robert Campbell can’t agree more

[@ComradeDt]

you bad people** take responsibility

[@stephencurah1059]

Nice to see these videos of the past, oh how things have changed.

[@ledatape]

Another absolutely fascinating treasure from the archives. Thank you NLJ for all your work... I'm blown away by the footage of the computer at 10:45 which must have been amongst the first on the island? I wonder if there's anything else in the archives about computing in Jamaica? All your clips are priceless. Thank you from a librarian in Australia!

[@carlwalker1843]

I like the (JOS) Jamaica Omnibus Service video

[@sinaolowoake8142]

It is extremely disheartening to note that services such as those of JOS which were part and parcel of most British colonies all disappeared 10-20 years after independence. They had these bus services in Lagos, Nigeria called Lagos Municipal Transport Service ( LMTS ) and in most British colonies in Africa. But sadly they no longer exist. Today what we have is bare mini van ah run de place. One driver ah dozen conductor ( we call these crowd of conductors who always ah hol up pon your hand an luggage Agbero ..in Nigeria). In Kenya its called Matatu. Sad.....

[@lawrence4480]

14 years no accidents. YOU HEAR THAT J.U.T.C?

[@racquelford1595]

Those were the days in Jamaica 1966 I wasn't half to born yet watching these documents it look interesting with the bus system unique uniform for bus driver and conducted bus ticket it necessary in these days it all gone wrong why can't those days come back but morden fashion I born in the eighty so all these history is new to me love it thou

[@latshenry5904]

Didn’t know Jamaica was full of so many people back in the days lol I’m so young

[@colinplummer5624]

My mom was a conductor on the number 30 bus from downtown to stony hill

[@TranPinnockfamily]

Wonderful Jamaica at that time ❤❤❤❤

[@marcuspetrolheadwilliams1710]

Its a pity they didnt preserve half dozen of the L& G buses .Sometimes u have to see the historical value of things like those cause most jcans can relate to them.They went to 18 countries & get this, Jamaica was the only one got them with lighted billboards If that should happen,they would be the rarest buses on the planet.

[@maried6673]

Look how young men were working...use to take these to school from Red Hills Rd to Pembrooke Hall fe school😏

[@goalfever76]

marie d I went to pembrooke hall primary.

[@boondockbwoy14]

Yes I Jamaica the good ol times when we had more constructive transportation the system was so proper and smooth have to give thanks but time does change things

[@magogmarsmantugorma7678]

They did such good maintenance.

[@bellken1520]

I wish I had a time machine

[@trinagorden5883]

Lol...i used to take the 25 Maxfield ave and Omara Road..

[@two9parkave]

So did I. I lived off Maxfield Ave and attended school downtown. My two favorite buses were G4 and G31. Ended up working for the company from 1968 to 1970 at the Industrial Terrace Depot.

[@trinagorden5883]

@@two9parkave oh yeah that was good i remember the depot because i used to go to Tivoli Comprehensive High

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@two9parkave G 31 was parked over elleston road station police station for years .we used to go over there to pick plums & play drive it as kids during the 70s . Theres still a few of these original jolly buses around though not . i personally know 2 L buses still in roadworthy condition L99 & one in st Elizabeth you can pull hoztel buses in jamaica to.see it.

[@sinaolowoake8142]

Memories don't leave like people do. They always stay with you.

[@two9parkave]

@@robertcampbell9946 Robert this is a small world, it is amazing that these things still remain in our minds after all these years.

[@vaughnparkes]

This was a polished bus service back in the day.

[@Sneezy962]

The JOS buses were the best thing ever in Jamaica

[@beverlyjones4760]

One can use jos as an example how to run a company.

[@robertcampbell9946]

I know all of these buses .You have the O bus , A bus F bus " aka Patty Pan the G bus " L bus , the R bus with 1 dr in middle this came to replace the Patty Pan& dead leave it , the N bus the J bus , the C bus this the short version of the J bus & the Local built M bus.The O & A buses were the 1st ones from. England in 1953.I almost forgot the B bus" these were American built & were already here before J.O.S. & they retired them mid 60s.

[@SunnieDae1]

Love the remix of the song Breakfast in Bed. Who is it? anybody know?:D x

[@clavelball1551]

Does anyone know are heard of a Cebert Ball one of the earliest driver of J O S bus.

[@robertcamble3543]

My father used to drive J.O.S buses & I heard him mentioned this every now & then . R.I.P DADDY .

[@talesframyaad9748]

The great soulji and many other drivers jolly Joseph sweet Jamaica mashup

[@robertcampbell9946]

Brian Duncan yuh know Sojie?. Him used to drive 17 bus go Denham Town , it was mostly The patty pan bus him drive.I remember a man hopped his bus ,fell off & died on Girling St one Saturday.Some wicked cussing out used to gwaan pon dem bus de because of bad odor from some fish vendors& regular passengers 😂😂😂😂😂. Back then me live pon Blount St so we used to tek him bus regular. 8 16, 17 , 18& 19 bus a strictly ghetto bus routes dem de was .

[@talesframyaad9748]

@@robertcampbell9946 yes man him drive all over Kingston 33 11 27 28 29 x77 the circular and express

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@talesframyaad9748 Yowww! We used to take the x 77 aka circular ride .We used to meet some sexy uptown school girls on that bus. That time the M bus just come out .occasionally the L bus or the N bus did that route.That used to pack on Sundays.

[@talesframyaad9748]

@@robertcampbell9946 yow fi real mek mi wah cry fi see the state of my country fi real the M use to ram on Sunday you pay one fare and ride all day uptown meet downtown gentleman meet batta booga I miss that Jamaica where have all the jolly bus gone long time ago

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@talesframyaad9748 I-I-I DONT KNOW.😂😂😂😂.

[@robertmcleod1742]

The British knew how to government,this is what you call public order

[@maried6673]

Robert Mcleod Most Melaninated people DO NOT know how to govern, dat’s why we sold each Otha out to SLAVERY🇯🇲😏😏

[@blakewoodcrest4403]

They also know how to colonize and enslave the world with various plagues. Their order comes with a price, nothing is for free, especially blood, sweat and tears!

[@Spartanübermensch]

@@maried6673 No thats not true. Then how is it that the precolonial African empires were well governed and advanced? Such as the Mali empire ( Which consisted of the city of Timbuktu with the world's first university - Sankore University) ,Songhai Empire, Ghana Empire( which the present country is named off of) etc?

[@JoyHarrison]

@@Spartanübermensch Well, something horribly went wrong with leadership and advancement in Africa seeing that most of it was easily colonized by Europeans. Post-colonial Africa was ruined by brutal African dictators. Therefore, it's fair to say that black people largely haven't been successful at self-governing.

[@Spartanübermensch]

@@JoyHarrison Europeans managed to colonize Africa because they had more superior weaponry and technology on a whole. So they managed to defeat the Tribal warriors who put up resistance.

[@JayneTenn]

What year or decade is this footage from? I'm tempted to think 50s.

[@llodywright7088]

These days were the best of my country

[@PaulusRichards-ll4gv]

I love this 😊

[@Fen534]

29 route mountain view. Jos came out of business 1983

[@marciabird1856]

Memories are sweet

[@robertmcleod1742]

Back when Jamaica was clean,sadly this dutty generation came along and the rest is history

[@jamaicanice1522]

I think it's getting like that again..but Jamaica allways have issues

[@win30034]

What yuh mean dutty generation? Like begets like. Be nice

[@Carib6855]

@@win30034 I wonder who raised them

[@neilnelmar8007]

What generation , it was those people living in the 1970s that dupe by Manley's lies who are responsible for our present condition

[@Carib6855]

@@neilnelmar8007 That's half story

[@gloriathompson4010]

I remembered the Leyland busses

[@michaelwilliams5876]

# 13 or 13A bus to and from school 60s was the best decade in jamaica.

[@jamesclarence4233]

Long live...Dennis..Hall..from JBC

[@seagal84]

Him dead

[@jarhead1382]

Wow why can't Jamaica return to service like this?

[@helomedia767]

But they had it then, and ran it into the ground with piss poor management.

[@JamieDPS]

the current JUTC bus service is far superior to this!

[@marcuspetrolheadwilliams1710]

James DePass J.U.T.C buses only look good those j.o.s buses are the best & most durable buses ever touch Jamaica roads .

[@ainsworth5059]

Trust me, you don't want a bus service like JOS in the 70's!

[@triciabrown4487]

@@ainsworth5059 why? I am too young to know.

[@michellemarsh1366]

Anybody know what year this was filmed?

[@neilnelmar8007]

I think it's 1966

[@robertcampbell9946]

This was done around 1973. Prior to that , it was only Leyland Olympic & Leyland Comet , A.K.A Patty Pan J.O.S operated till mid 70s.

[@wadejackson6406]

I would like to see the government of jamaica seek more factorys to come and do more business in jamaica and also to make the jutc more better than how it is

[@jimmyjones80]

All wa gwan.. me feel like the bus system in Jamaica has regressed. Looking at the JOS in the 60s and 70s it look like dem all build the bus dem out here. Propper maintenance was done a regular basis, not to mention the cleaning of the buses. You will be lucky to find 1 clean JUTC bus on the road today.

[@robertcampbell9946]

Jimmt Jones , all J.O S buses were made in England .The M bus was the last fleet of buses was made in England but was assembled in jamaica. The 1/4 million was the very last buses J.O.S purchased in late 1983 but sat on the wharf for almost 3 yrs cause they already went out of service.

[@ainsworth501]

JOS wasn't so hot in the 70s I can tell you. Very poor service, hostile bus crew. You could wait at a bus stop for an hour, finally, you see one, two, three, up to 15 believe it or not, all of them empty, and they drive past you. That's why the service crumbled. Everybody rushed to the mini-buses, called robots at the time, when they became available. The bad-minded workers wrecked the business.

[@newtonforrest8195]

TIMELESS

[@robertcamble3543]

Believe it or not, there's a few of the older L & G buses from the 60s Thai still intact . I wish classic vehicle collectors would find two of these these original foundation buses & restore them back to their heyday condition cause J.O.S is a part of Jamaica's history .

[@middletonlyn6856]

I remember using Jolly Joe during my school years.Very reliable and dependable. So very sorry that they are no more. Kingston does need another reliable bus system. Robots is not the answer.

[@ainsworth5059]

Middleton Lyn, when was JOS service reliable and dependable?

[@two9parkave]

I got a job at the JOS just out of highschool in 1968, it was quite a great learning experience. An excellent service during the '60s

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@two9parkave my father used to work there as a bus driver you probably know him, his name was George Campbell he worked there from 1960 to 1972 theres still a couple of TheL & G buses still around but not running .L 99 is still around some lives in it in bull bay & one in st Elizabeth you can pull up hostel buses in jamaica if you wanna see it they both in good condition despite parked so long .i wish the right people recognize the historical value of such an iconic vehicle .those are the original Chi-Chi buses because of the sound the doors make when opening or closing.

[@two9parkave]

I was a mechanic at industrial terrace, but I did know many drivers on the#1 Maxfield Ave route.

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@two9parkave you might hear about Gloria McDermott she along with George Campbell a.k.a Georgie they drove East routes bull bay Franklin Town Rollinton twn etc .those days were some good days till this day i missed seeing thegood old Leyland Olympic

[@matthewpowell4569]

Man jutc first time bus them like the marcopolo torino and the white articulated never suh bad but now company slack

[@cujoemblakka1041]

From this, to marrying butter beans with flour, chicken back, and dutty gyal, bad foriegn policy. We should stand to help our neighbors, but not to destroy our people, ope we never have such reckless leaders again, and we have learned from the past, that we are a small fish in this big geopolitical game.

[@talesframyaad9748]

Let the words of truth be heard

[@KarleneMcleanShow]

Yep try economic hit man to really understand what happened and is still happening here

[@copperlocks1]

2:51 old school "Patty Pan" riveted aluminium panel rattle boxes 😂😂🤣

[@robertcampbell9946]

Copperlocks. A de F Bus dem nicknamed "Patty pan.The A bus was the short version of the G bus. Those two buses were the the real garrison buses that ran West Kingston routes back in the day.😀😀😀.Brings back a lot of kids memories trying to eat pass the conductor. Bless up.

[@copperlocks1]

@@robertcampbell9946 My stomping grounds was East Kingston ..Rae Town; Franklin Town, Rollington Town ;Vineyard Town ,Mountain View ..when JOS got too slow the Robot minibus took over

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@copperlocks1 Brethren a Ellletson All-Age School pon Bryden St mi used to attend but live a Jones Town during the 70s .Back then , East Kingston did nice as hell .

[@copperlocks1]

@@robertcampbell9946 I went to Holy Rosary on Windward Rd; then Camperdown High. back then Bournemouth Gardens pool was rockin',... I used to hang out with a friend from Wild Street and go check out the girls from Vauxhall 😂😂

[@berylhemmings7003]

New type do shart distance like front wheel carz airport to town so they can live long

[@suzannederoy8607]

It's all history now! Sad.

[@robertcampbell9946]

The closing of j.o.s & the railway remains till rhia day the most regretted decisions seaga ever made.

[@MRwaterlicious]

X77 loudest brakes ever. Liguanea to Halfway Tree.

[@robertcampbell9946]

Saen Malcolm you know it it was the M bus alone that had that loud brakes .i remember when they were building them across from K T.H.S school on beeston street & duke street early 1979 .Beverley,s transport still operate a M bus in original condition & theres a L bus still opreating till this dat knowm as the mighty concorde owned by a church now.

[@MRwaterlicious]

@@robertcampbell9946 yes it was only those M busses. Good old days. Wish I could go back.

[@michaell3711]

I took X77 on Sundays and it took me around the entire Kingston & St. Andrew. I went alone as a 9 or 10 year old.

[@berylhemmings7003]

The new type jos do light crowdz like schoolaz old uptown rugh neck bus carry rugh neck peaple/country

[@laggadread7591]

Jolly bus , patty pan bus , the good old days

[@arianharvey4405]

Remember Patty pan bus ?

[@robertcampbell9946]

There was one parked by my mothers house till recently they scrapped it.I rode patty pan till late 90s.

[@Naomi-ly3nl]

Kgn at 600,000 people in 1972(this video) just imagine if Mass migration hadn't started in 1988(Huracan Gilbert) where at least 100,000 Jcans annually leave for North America and England. Jamaica would have at least 5.8 Million people now!

[@kole6371]

Carried one hundred and fifty million passengers in 1950...and we'r now in 2020 and the country only have three point something million!!!

[@ms.mxnstrxsity6108]

Passengers, if you rode the bus 10 times, that's counted as 10, not just 1.

[@anthonygrant7313]

Wonder if these people who are destroying the country look on these videos and feel any remorse....bway what a wonderful start..anyway these things must be for the system must make way for a better one.

[@chrisper7527]

It was the disappearance of institutions such as the JOS and other infrastructures that made Jamaica an ordered society back then, that caused Jamaica to become chaos. There was no institution for the new generation to inherit and learn, in order to maintain and improve society. Just a thought.🤷🏽‍♂️🇯🇲🇺🇸

[@starlight76able]

please give the year of the film

[@robertcampbell9946]

This was done about 72 -early 73 that was when they purchased the Leyland Nationals.

[@aaronalexander5562]

this was in 1973 I am in the video

[@larrycheeks8652]

I think 1970

[@berylhemmings7003]

Center engin feelz nice

[@elfredacarty9134]

Those were the good old days! Buses were organized, on schedule, clean and well kept until greed among employees & lack of accountability took place, thus putting the JOS out of business! JUTC operators need to look at these videos and take a leaf from their book!

[@everaldduncan296]

Remember dem bus deh use to respect di vibes

[@devongaynor5019]

The modern JUTC. Thanks JOS.

[@robertcampbell9946]

They should have resuse the J.O.S name.

[@sheldonrose7348]

I'm not gonna lie, this operation seems superior to JUTC. My mother always told me but I never believed her 😕

[@catlanguage]

There are so many conspiracies and corruption going with the state of the JUTC.This was when Jamaica had a bus company.

[@wadejackson6406]

It is sad for a bus service like this to be destroyed

[@robertcamble3543]

The closing of J.O.S is amongst the most regretted ever made by Jamaican govt till this day . They can't talk about transportation issues without mentioning J.O.S Bus Company .

[@andrewhenry4168]

What has the two party system not destroyed

[@aileanjames233]

The bus them well Serves before them go on the roads . ,, Not like Nowadays bus ya weh meet inner accident

[@N5050P]

The best part of this video? The background music!

[@robertcampbell9946]

The song the flip side of a song called breakfast in bed.

[@michaell3711]

Dennis Hall as the presenter .

[@N5050P]

@@michaell3711 I remember him from Seen on JBC!

[@karlhenry9031]

Narrator Dennis Hall

[@ainsworth501]

JOS was a terrible service in the 70s until it had to fold because of competition from the mini-buses which passengers flocked. It was perhaps better in the 60s. This film clip was probably for promotion.

[@davelove6235]

Politics kill this company JOS

[@aileanjames233]

🇯🇲 jamaica was Nice back then. Less Crime

[@larrycheeks8652]

Jamaica been a violent country from 1920s do your research believe that nuff said

[@ianjames8101]

No7 All night bus 3miles spn twn rd win ward rd thn rckfrt rock

[@robertcampbell9946]

ian james Theres still a few of these original jolly buses still around though not driving .It would be good to get the classic vehicle clubs do a joint effort to restore 2 of these street icons of Kingston to their heyday & even J.U.T.C used them for classic excursions like other bus companies in the U.S.A do

[@scottscott232]

0:12 I thought that the way this young girl flagged down the bus to stop was exclusive to Korea, and would only be seen in Korea. When I was on business to Seoul, this is what I noticed, and how buses are flagged down. Waving your arm up and down is a respectful way to request that the bus stop for you. Putting your arm out and keeping it still is seen as disrespectful in Korea. Interesting to see the waving arm in Jamaica.

[@NationalLibJamaica]

Hi Steve, it is interesting to know what transcends borders! Thank you for sharing this morsel of information.