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).
Telegram about a persistent axle issue and potential solutions involving the brake drum and a damped coupling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\6\ B001_X2 Double Rear Brakes-page013 | |
| Date | 21th February 1913 | |
| POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. N.B.—This Form must accompany any inquiry respecting this Telegram. If the Receiver of an Inland Telegram doubts its accuracy, he may have it repeated on payment of half the amount originally paid for its transmission, any fraction of 1d. less than ½d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} being reckoned as ½d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}; and if it be found that there was any inaccuracy, the amount paid for repetition will be refunded. Special conditions are applicable to the repetition of Foreign Telegrams. Office of Origin and Service Instructions. Office of Origin: Rockingham Gate Handed in at 11.58 M, Received here at 12.19 PM. Office Stamp: DERBY FE 21 13 TO { Roycar Derby X2/B Is axle period still bad with double rear brakes if central brake drum removed and friction damped coupling detained M Wormald Royce c/o Rotheas Ch Feb22.13 | ||