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 memorandum detailing the results of a 55-hour bumping test on 'India' front axle pivots.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0257 | |
| Date | 7th April 1925 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X8772 S E C R E T. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG1 7.4.25. 'INDIA' PIVOTS. X8420 We have now completed 55 hrs. bumping on the India front axle with the pivots with increased radius. There are no signs of cracks starting on the pivots. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||