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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).
Brake test results and buffer clearance measurements.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\3\  03-page089
Date  7th November 1931
  
YS840
18.G.IV.
BRAKE TESTS.
E7/11/31.

30 M.P.H. 26' 6"
70 M.P.H. 320'
60 M.P.H. 235'
50 M.P.H. 134'
40 M.P.H. 84'
30 M.P.H. 42'
20 M.P.H. 16'

Buffer Clearances.- Should be 2-3
Front O.S. 1.1/2 ins.
N.S. 1.7/16 ins.
Rear O.S. 4.1/2 ins.
N.S. 4.1/8 ins.

G.T.H.
[Signature]
  
  


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