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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).
Brake test report for vehicle 194-GN detailing specifications, settings and results.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 47\3\  Scan052
Date  27th April 1931
  
Y/S
r4117.
BRAKE TEST.
27.4.31.

194-GN. Thistlewaite.
C.I. Ribbed rear brake drums.
Plain front brake drums.
Narrow brake shoes rear lined with Ferodo.
Front lined with Ferobestos.

Foot Pedal 5 1/4". Front Toggles 3/8" OS. 3/8" NS.{Norman Scott}

7 brakes 70 - 10
1st. Brake 244 ft. 7th. Brake 260 ft.

Foot Pedal 5". Front Toggles 1/4" OS. 1/4" NS.{Norman Scott}
immediately on stopping.

Foot Pedal 5 1/4". Front Toggles 1/2" OS. 5/8" NS.{Norman Scott}
after checking stopping distance.

A.B.Roberts.
R.Pattinson.
  
  


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