Two alternative Sunday transport routes and schedules for personnel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\3\ Scan292 | |
| Date | 19th October 1939 | |
| To - Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} 4/RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 19.10.39. Re: SUNDAY TRANSPORT. ------------------ With further reference to memo Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} 6/RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 18.10.39., the following routes are suggested to reduce distance and number of stops to a minimum. ----------------- Sunday, Oct.22nd, Nov. 5th, Nov. 19th, Dec. 3rd. etc. 1st call (8-45 a.m.). New Inn, Cross Roads, Chellaston. 2nd call Shelton Lock - main Ashby Road. 3rd call Cavendish Picture Palace, Normanton. ----------------- Sunday, Oct.29th, Nov.12th, Nov.26th, Dec.10th etc. 1st call (8-45 a.m.) New Inn, Cross Roads, Chellaston. 2nd call - Mitre Hotel, Allenton. 3rd call - Osmaston Road end of Nightingale Road. 4th call - Opposite R.R. Club, Osmaston Road. Mr. Gass will be in charge on Sundays Oct.22nd etc. and Mr. Stark on Sundays, Oct.29th etc. Both routes involve walks up to 1 mile by some of the personnel in order to reduce transport distance. ---------- Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} | ||
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).