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).
Secret memo from CJ to Hs discussing a difficulty with front wheel brakes when shunting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\2\ scan0099 | |
| Date | 22th November 1923 | |
| S E C R E T. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from CJ. Front wheel brakes. I do not want to worry R.{Sir Henry Royce} unnecessarily. Therefore I am writing to you. R.{Sir Henry Royce} writes: 'With the exception of slight minor defects we cannot see much seriously wrong with the system as we originally suggested it - a semi-Servo with a direct foot braking on the front wheels and servo acting on the back wheels.' I note that on the 26th October in an Experimental Report you said that the front brakes had to be reasonably effective when shunting because the front brakes will have to do all the braking going backwards. I presume that the latest ideas on front wheel braking will overcome this difficulty? CJ. | ||