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Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 14, 13 October 1933, Page 41

~~ Y¥ November next Berlin’s broadcasting house will have one of the most imposing control rooms in Europe, capable of handling eight different programmes simultaneously in addition to rehearsals. It will also be possible to record six programmes at the one time. * * # WHat is believed to be the first artificial train in the world has just had its inaugural run at Hayes. It has . no station, no porters, no passengers, and no smoke, but its speed is equivalent to 923 m.p.h. It has been designed by the technical engineers of the "Wis Master’s Voice" research laboratories, and its sole freight is radio receivers and vadio gramophones. One of the experts who was responsible for designing the "train," in explaining its use. said. "There are about 2,300 soldered connections linking together the 600 parts of an average-receiver. In designing a new set it is essential to make sure that all these parts will withstand the jolts the instruments are bound to receive in transport. Consequently, we set to work to create an ‘artificial train.’ which comprises a movable platform that is rocked’ up and down through eccentric cams operated from a power£=1 electric motor."