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).
Confirming the decision to scrap 40/50 HP brake liner material due to a high rate of wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\5\ 05-page307 | |
| Date | 11th August 1931 | |
| ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 47360 BY3/G.11.8.31. (11 8 31) 40/50 HP. BRAKE LINERS. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}8/MG.8.7.31. We were fully aware of the value of the material instructed by me to be scrapped in BY/Cgh{W Clough}5/G.26.6.31. We are unable to use this material with even the latest ribbed drums, owing to its high rate of wear. There is no alternative to scrapping this material. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||