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).
With remarks on a telegram regarding design revisions, testing, and production suitability of a drive system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\2\ scan0245 | |
| Date | 9th February 1924 | |
| R R.{Sir Henry Royce} 950 s (20 T) (S.B. 9'4. 5-9-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2470. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To Rg.{Mr Rowledge} from CJ. To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from CJ. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from CJ. To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from CJ. To De. from CJ. .Y9940 CJ11/E11/2/24 Telegram from R.{Sir Henry Royce} received 9 Feb. Remarks thereon. (a) Fear constant running additions to present confusion. See (b) (b) But understand Derby consider Rowledge's drive is suitable for production. Is the reply as follows:- No. Rg.{Mr Rowledge} admits his design requires revision and is redesigning it to conform as closely as possible with R design; the only difference being that - for purposes of test and not for production - Rg{Mr Rowledge}'s design makes no attempt to enclose in the gear box gears which in Rg{Mr Rowledge}'s design are outside it. It is felt that these tests may accelerate production of R's scheme. It is feared that the latter will not be incorporated in new chassis delivered London before July next because some of chassis issued to public must be dealt with first. (c) My scheme intended sending car to Works or spare box ready fitted. Do the Works think that spare tested boxes could be fitted at owner's residence? (d) Moving dynamo is only a clearing up improvement. What difference in time would be secured by omitting this? (e) Either scheme should give satisfactory braking if standard servo and parts are correct. Is this agreed? This view does not correspond with R's telegram scrapping Rg{Mr Rowledge}'s design because 'too detached'. (f) Agree to decision of .heads but alter box quickly as possible. Naturally we should proceed with new box at high speed but do Works think that Rg{Mr Rowledge}'s amended scheme should be issued and if so what saving of time would there be? CJ. | ||