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The Bristol J was built by Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company Limited and bodied by the following; Beadle, Bristol, Brush, Burlingham, Cowleson, Cravens, Duple, Eastern Counties, Eastern Coach Works, Martin, Roe and Weymann.
The J was produced between 1926 and 1938.
There were various types of J's developed:
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Bus | B26F, B32D, B31F, B31R, B32C. B32F. B32R. B34D. B35R, B36F and B36R | ||
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Coach | C26F, C26R, C28F, C30F, C31R, C32C, C32F and C32R | ||
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Dual Purpose | DP31F and DP32R |
They were powered by:
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AEC | 6 Cylinder | ||
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Bristol | 4 and 6 Cylinder | ||
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Dennis | 4 Cylinder | ||
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Gardner | 5 and 6 Cylinder |
There were 826 Bristol J's built. The J's were delivered to the following operators:
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Black & White | 18 | ||
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Bristol Tramways | 155 | ||
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Doncaster Corporation | 9 | ||
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Eastern Counties | 54 | ||
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Eastern National | 53 | ||
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Graham | 4 | ||
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Greyhound Motors | 6 | ||
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North Western | 74 | ||
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Rotherham Corporation | 31 | ||
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Southern National | 18 | ||
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Southern Vectis | 2 | ||
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United Automobile | 174 | ||
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United Counties | 34 | ||
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West Hartlepool | 2 | ||
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West Yorkshire | 108 | ||
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Westcliff-on-Sea | 32 | ||
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Western National | 52 | ||
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Western Welsh | 2 |