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 detailing the successful 30-hour test run of pivots for the 'India' chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\1\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 8th 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} [Handwritten]: X5420 S E C R E T. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG8.4.25. 'INDIA' PIVOT. [Handwritten]: X5420 / X4268 [X4268 is crossed out] We are running pivots for 'India' chassis made to the latest design with the .375" radius. A pair of these pivots have run for 30 hrs. on the bumping rig - there are no signs of failure so far. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||