Correspondence dated 8 September 1955

Summary

An item from the surviving correspondence of William John Sands.

Historical context

This item forms part of the surviving William John Sands correspondence and is dated 8 September 1955. It is preserved in the William John Sands Family Archive as evidence of Sands’s professional work and relationships. The accompanying transcript was produced by machine OCR and should be checked against the original scan before being treated as a definitive reading.

Catalogue description

Original correspondence scan imported from the Sands and Ferguson family archive. Source file: 19550908.jpg.

Machine transcript — unreviewed

9th August, 1955, Dear Mr. Ferguson, . I have now got back from my usual vacation to the Mountains of Mourne, where I seo by the news you inten@ te vieit in the near future I hope the gcod weather we have beeu enjoying this yesr will continue. ,John O*Hagen's unbixsed report is very interesting, but there are so many factors which account for its popularity such as good Visibility, accessibility, eheap service performance and the Gernan reputation for great enginsering achievements, it is haré to form an opinion without prejudice. I think I will leave this until we can have e talk. TRANSMISSION. I expected to be able to send you some sketches of the form of transmission I have been experimenting with. 1 have uge | a some bother with torsional vibration ch 9 torsion bar output shaft eclininates, thout _ but I would like to get al Jttie f pects, What about a mechanism for tht to those penny in the slot eighties wroutite elena stand a lot of <buse, this could also sonewhere, iz the tranemiesions on oat brake in addition to the engine aniiee which woulé make for Serthes. pos ence eh reduce the number of overations pests I am looking él tater pag forward to feeing you With Beet Wtehea, Yours sincerely,