LITTLE BUS COMPANY 6 Appleyard, Haworth Close, Halifax, HX1 2NN. Tel: 01422 301600 E-mail: www.little-bus.com

KSW1 Bristol KSW / ECW (Low Bridge) The KSW was developed from the 'K' chassis, 'S' for short (a long version was never produced), and 'W' for wide, to meet the newly permitted dimensions of 27' x 8'. Bristol and Gardner engines were available, and classified as KSW6B and KSW6G, respectively. Production commenced in 1950, as part of the 80th sanction, when 25 KSW6Bs were built for assessment. More KSs were built, until the 84th sanction when the KSW became the standard until 1957, by which time, the revolutionary Bristol Lodekka made the low bridge bus obsolete. Some K chassis' were also fitted with 8' wide bodies. Companies operating vehicles with open platforms were as follows:

	Operator	Year	Fleet Nos.	Registration
	Cheltenham	1951	80	NHY938
	Crosville	1951	MW418-27	NFM50-9
	Crosville	1952	MW443-91/631-8	OFM601-5
	Crosville	1953	MW639-60	RFM384-405
	Eastern Counties	1951	LK301-5	MAH 301-5
	Eastern National	1951	4118-20	SHK511-3
	Eastern National	1952	4203	VNO866
	Eastern National	1953	4204-7	WNO482-5
	Eastern National	1951	4136-48	SHK518-29
	Eastern National	1951	4149-65	TNO673-90
	Eastern National	1953	4215/6	WNO480/1
	Hants & Dorset	1950	1285-7	KEL728-30
	Hants & Dorset	1951	1288-98	KRU954-64
	Southern National	1950	1832/3	LTA820/1
	Southern National	1950	1840-3 (KS 8' Wide)	LTA 950-3
	Southern National	1951	1844-7	LTA954-7
	Southern National	1952	1848-52	LTA991-5
	Southern Vectis	1952	759-68	JDL33-42
	Southern Vectis	1953	769-73	JDL719-23
	Thames Valley	1950	601-3	FMO983-5
	Thames Valley	1951	634-6	GJB272-4
	Thames Valley	1951	640-50	GJB278-88
	Thames Valley	1952	651-70	HBL53-72
	Thames Valley	1952	694-704	HMO840-51
	Thames Valley	1954	726-37	JRX801-13
	Thames Valley	1955	744-9	JRX820-24
	United	1950	BBH20-22	NHN913-5
	United	1952	BBL63-7	PHN825-9
	United	1952	BGL67-81	PHN810-24
	United Counties	1951	698	CNH698
	United Counties	1952	908-13	HBD644-7/2/3
	United Counties	1952	917-21	HNV733-7
	United Counties	1953	928-45	JBD965-82
	United Counties	1954	961-9	KNV334-42
	United Counties	1952	875-83 (ex-Eastern National)	SHK511/920/4/7, TNO673/4/7/8
	United Counties	1951	694-7 (KS 8' Wide)	FRP694-7
	United Welsh	1952	1242/3	JCY989/90
	United Welsh	1950	806-9 DBW1-4	JWY224-7
	West Yorkshire	1951	DBW5-24	KWU361-80
	Western National	1950	1801/2	LTA820/1
	Western National	1951	1814-25	LTA833-44
	Western National	1952	1853-62	LTA854/5, 879-86
	Wilts & Dorset	1950	324 (KS 8' Wide)	GWV305
	Wilts & Dorset	1951	325-58	GWV929, HAM229-31, HAM693-6, HHR60-4, HHR750-1, HHR822-3, HMR12, HMR58-9, HMR414-6, HMR624, HMR688-90, HMR743-7, HMR809-10
	Wilts & Dorset	1952	359-78	HMW445-8, HWV292-4, JAM419-20, JAM933 JHR140-2, JHR883, JHR959-60, JMW243/317/499/955

Reference should be made to 'The Bristol KSW' by Graham Jones and Allan Macfarlane for company information and livery details.

The kit comprises:

• Two-piece resin body
• Resin lower deck seating unit
• Resin rear bulkhead and stairs
• Metal chassis
• Steering wheel
• Radiator with light and spot light
• Bristol wheel set (6 wheels, 2 axles)
• Glazing including printed windscreen
• Platform pole

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