25/30 HP axle failure during a 15,000 miles test, assigning responsibility to the Experimental Department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\1\ scan0282 | |
| Date | 22th May 1936 | |
| X500a To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 20/KW.22.5.36. 25/30 HP. Axle Failure - 15,000 miles test 22-G-V. {VIENNA} Replying to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 4/E.21.5.36. The piece that failed was made in the Experimental Dept., and is therefore the Experimental Dept's. responsibility. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).