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In the early hours of 08 December 2023, there was a fire at a storage unit in Hampshire, UK. The JAA 708 Leyland Olympic was inside the storage unit, together with a few other historical buses. All vehicles were severely damaged by the fire.
00:00 START
00:10 JAA 708, Leyland Olympic
01:12 First encounter 70 years ago
03:35 Olympic, The model name
05:00 Join FoKAB
06:06 The Project Manager
07:35 Back from Ireland by ferry
09:02 Thousands of working hours
09:59 The sound of JAA 708
11:14 Rivets
11:42 Trafficators
13:26 Its real identity
14:42 How many left to survive?
15:03 The driver's cabin
17:48 The floor strips
18:31 The brake systems
19:48 The team work and the fire
21:51 Why was it at Penton on the night of fire?
22:43 From Chris Kent
23:01 From Richard Chisnell
25:51 The Return of The Olympic
26:43 From James Freeman
30:11 Photo credits