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).
Test log sheet detailing the lifespan and breakage results for buffer springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 1st May 1914 | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mer6/L1514. Sheet. 2 BUFFER SPRINGS. | Piece No. | Description. | Time Hrs. Mins. | Results. | Reference. | |-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------| | F.1356 | Buffer Springs in Steering Tube. | 2 - 26 | Two Broke. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}23/H111213. | | F.1356 | ditto. | 5 - 15 | " | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}20/L3314. | | F.1356 | ditto. | 1 - 45 | Broke. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}16/L20114. | | F.1356 | ditto. | 4 - 15 | Two broke. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}1/L23214. | | F.1356 | ditto. | 2 - 31 | " | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}18/L17214. | Average Life before breakage. [Boxed Text] F.1356. Buffer Springs in } 3 hrs 50 mins. Average over 27 Steering Tubes. } | ||