605,301 C-LiCence Vehicles
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By the end of .Febntary the number of vehicles authorized under C licences or defence permits had risen to 605,301—an increase of 7,603 on the total at the end of January..
During the month there was a further decrease in the • number of utility vehicles and adapted private cars licensed in this category. The February figures were 265 and .128 respectively The latest figures, by unladen weights, are given in the., following table:—
VEHICLES AUTHORIZED UNDER C LICENCES/DEFENCE PERMITS
TROLLEYEUSES FOR PORTUGAL A N order for trolleybuses secured by ri the Sunbeam Trolleybus Co., Ltd Moorfield Works, Wolverhampton; from Portugal is claimed to be the 'first to be placed by that' country with any British manufacturer The' vehicles will be going to the university City of Coimb ra.
The chassis will be' of the Sunbeam MF2B type, which is specially designed for single-deck bodies of Continental pattern. The bodies will be 'constructed by Park Royal Vehicles, Ltd. Repeat orders for Sunbearn
trolleybuses have been placed by .Reading Corporation and the Mexborough and Swinton Traction Co. All these chassis will be fitted with 13.T.-H. electric traction equipment,
CONTROL OF EXPORTS
GR1NDING machines and lathes of various kinds are included in an Order extending export licensing control over, a wider range of ,goods of potenVal military value. It comes into force to-day (April 8). e CAPT. G. A. P. UPSTON has been re-elected chairman, and MR. J. W. Ews. vice-chairman, of the Clearing House Grow) of the Road Haulage Association. MR. N. E. BENNETT and MR. H. FIRTH have been re-appointed to represent the group on the National Council.
MR. FRANK SPAL1 ON has been appointed sales-promotion manager of Austin Crompton Parkinson Electric Vehicles, Ltd. The newly appointed sales-promotion department will deal with exhibitions, direct-mail campaigns, sales training courses, and other salespromotion work.
• MR. L. G UPWELL. M.INST.T., formerly chairman and managing director of A. J. Gupwell (Transport), Ltd. and Gupwell Transport Contracts, Ltd., has been appointed commercial assistant to the divisional manager for the Midland Division (Freight) of the Road Transport Executive.
MR. GEORGE N. WILSON has retired from the board of She11-MeX and WP., Ltd. With this announcement comes the news that Mr. Wilson has accepted an invitation to become vice-chairman of the British Road Federation, an appointment he held when the Federation was first formed.
SIR GEORGE BEHARRELL has resigned his chairmanship of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., and is succeeded by SIR CLIVE BAILLIEU, who has been deputy chairman since 1945. Sir George becomes president of the company and remains on the board. MR. G. E. BEHARRELL, managing director, continues in that office on becoming deputy chairman. MR. J. H. LORD. appointed to the board in 1947, takes the title of director of finance.
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