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).
Internal query and response regarding the safety of reusing front and rear axles in a car rebuild.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\2\ 02-page43 | |
| Date | 30th June 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONE: 476 (Four Lines). Reference: Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr7/L30614 Re Chassis No. [obscured by pink stamp] Names and indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY B Mr. BARRINGTON Be Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT C Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. 'DAY' E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu Mr. 'EUROPE' Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON N Mr. NADIN Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P Mr. PATERSON Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE ... Mr. 'SANDERSON' LHL ORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY ... Vienna Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD. [Typed Section] To: Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Date: 30-6-14. Will you kindly inform us whether the Rear and Front Axle should be used in re-building the above car. We understood you to say verbally that the front axle should not be used but that it would be safe to use the rear Axle. Will you kindly confirm. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature Mcr 30/6/14] [Handwritten Section] To: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Date: 30.6.14. The rear axle is safe to use but it should be overhauled and made quite standard. The front axle & trunnions should not be used if they have been bumped and I believe they have. [Signature W.Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}] [Side note, vertical]: X33 [Footer]: This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||