Saxby & Farmer Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Farmer, J S
- Saxby, John
- Consolidated Signal Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chippenham, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, South West, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Transport equipment production
Railway signalling & other equipment production exc locomotives & track
Notes:
Traced origins to John Saxby, d1913, who from the mid 1850s made pioneering railway signalling equipment in London. 1861 joined by J S Farmer, d1892, as Saxby & Farmer which was later incorporated. Emerged as major manufacturers. 1901 largely acquired by the newly formed Consolidated Signal Co Ltd of Chippenham, formed by merger of S&F, Evans O'Donnell of Chippenham, Dutton of Worcester, etc. 1920 CSCL and S&FL merged with Westinghouse to form Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd, later Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd
Publications:
- Saxby & Farmer's Right Hand Man. Charles Hodgson, MICE, MIME by Hodgson, Paul
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Farmer, J S
- Saxby, John
- Consolidated Signal Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chippenham, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, South West, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Transport equipment production Railway signalling & other equipment production exc locomotives & track
Notes:
Traced origins to John Saxby, d1913, who from the mid 1850s made pioneering railway signalling equipment in London. 1861 joined by J S Farmer, d1892, as Saxby & Farmer which was later incorporated. Emerged as major manufacturers. 1901 largely acquired by the newly formed Consolidated Signal Co Ltd of Chippenham, formed by merger of S&F, Evans O'Donnell of Chippenham, Dutton of Worcester, etc. 1920 CSCL and S&FL merged with Westinghouse to form Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd, later Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co LtdPublications:
- Saxby & Farmer's Right Hand Man. Charles Hodgson, MICE, MIME by Hodgson, Paul