Friends of King Alfred Buses (a registered charity) is delighted that the restoration of this iconic chassis-less monocoque underfloor-engined Leyland Olympic JAA 708 in the famous fleet of King Alfred Motor Services in Winchester, is now part way through a 3 year re-restoration programme.

Now in its second year, work is progressing well, using as much of the original vehicle as possible. There is still much rebuilding to be done, much of it repeating the work that was done by FoKAB's volunteers in the 10 years leading up to 2012. Two recent photographs have recently been added which shows just how much good progress has been made so far.

This work is necessary following a tragic fire on 8 December 2023 at Penton Mewsey, but JAA 708 is 'a survivor' and we look forward to the completion of this restoration, when once again, JAA 708 will happily grace the streets of Winchester at our 3 Running days each year.