Bristol KSW6B JRX822

JRX 822 has now moved from California to Alabama in June 2007

Its new owner Tim McAbee is in the process of completing a new building to house the vehicle so that restoration work can start.

History of JRX822 (Courtesy of Graham Jones)

747 entered service at Ascot depot (together with 745/6) and the trio were later transferred to the replacement depot at Bracknell. As such, 747 would have seen a great deal of use on one of TV's main services, the 2 (Reading-Windsor). In fact, records show that the bus was still at Bracknell in 6/68!

747 was withdrawn on 30 April 1971, just a couple of months prior to the very last KSWs being taken out of service.

Denyer of Stondon, Essex, bought the bus in 6/71 and it was apparently still there in 7/77 (together with United Counties sister CNH 699).

The bus was exported to the USA in the late 70's (date unknown) and show the following owners:

Cerritos Ford, Cerritos, California

Roscoe Auto Sales, Roscoe Boulevard, Panorama City, California

3/92 Red Bus Music and Video, Marrieta, California

5/96 Keith Adey, Widomar, California c1993 (use unknown), still current 2005.

Tim McAbee, Birmingham, Alabama

JRX's first new passenger	...and now there are two!
Front view of JRX 822	Rear view of JRX 822
Front nearside view	Rear offside view
Being driven down to the low loader	On the low loader
Ready for the journey	A more leisurley journey to her new home
Arrival in Alabama June 2007	Another rear view
Close up of platform area	Rear nearside view
Staircase area	Lower saloon
Rear view of staggered seating	Front view of staggered seating
Front nearside view	Front view
Cab area - is the correct wheel being four spoke?	Interior light switch box and other switches
24Volt control box	Drivers seat
Foot pedals	Dashboard with vacuum gauge, speedometer and oil pressure gauge
Cab heater	Indicator switch
PV2 radiator	Converted headlamp to sealed beam