The merger of Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd with Vickers Ltd in June 1980 caused some surprise at THR generally but little real concern. The company had quoted Vickers on more than one occasion for locomotives as part of a Vickers tender package, and to be part of that Group may be of benefit to the company, certainly attempts were made to exploit the situation where opportunities arose. Regrettably no actual locomotive business materialised from that quarter during the comparatively short period of association.