FALL IN BODY ORDERS AST year the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and
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Wagon Co., Ltd., Completed at their bus bodybuilding factory two large contracts for Olympic vehic'es for Argentina. and continued the production of bodies for the London Transport Executive and other operators.
Following the fulfilment of the heavy post-war renewal programmes of most large public transport undertakings, there had been a substantial falling-off in orders. This is stated by the chairman of Vickers, Ltd., Lt.-Gen. Sir Ronald M. Weeks, in his annual review.
The company had, however, secured a large share of the reduced volume of' work obtainable at home and hoped to obtain further overseas orders, although competition in the export markets was extremely keen.