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).
Performance log detailing the trip from Paris to Cannes for chassis B.8 GA, including average speeds and times.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0176 | |
| Date | 1st April 1937 | |
| Trip from Paris to Cannes - chassis B.8 GA. (Sr7/ETS.4.37) (N.B. The "Blue Train" takes 13 hrs 37 minutes to cover distance). Town. Distance from Paris. Distance town to town. Running time Town to town. Total running time. AVERAGE SPEEDS. Town to Town. Total distances. Kms. Kms. Hrs.Min. Hrs.Min. Kms.P.H. M.P.H. Kms.P.H. M.P.H. SENS 119 119 1 5 1 5 109.84 68.25 109.84 68.25 AUXERRE 182 63 39 1 44 96.92 60.22 105.00 65.24 AVALLON 240 58 33 2 17 105.45 65.52 105.10 65.30 SAULIEU 280 40 26 2 43 92.30 57.35 103.06 64.04 CHALON-SUR SAONE. 372 92 1 0 3 43 92.00 57.16 100.08 62.18 LYON 512 140 I 29 5 12 94.38 58.64 98.46 61.18 VIENNE 540 28 30 5 42 56.00 34.79 94.73 58.86 VALENCE 596 56 I 3 6 45 53.33 33.13 88.29 54.86 MONTELIMAR 641 45 36 7 21 75.00 46.60 87.21 54.19 ORANGE 696 55 36 7 57 91.66 56.95 87.54 54.39 AIX-EN PROVENCE. 804 108 I 4 9 1 101.25 62.91 89.16 55.40 BRIGNOLLES. 865 61 49 9 50 74.69 46.41 87.96 54.65 CANNES. 944 79 I 24 II 14 56.44 35.07 84.03 52.21 | ||