Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Westinghouse, George
- Westinghouse Brake Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd
- Consolidated Signal Co Ltd
- Saxby & Farmer
- McKenzie Holland
- Hawker Siddeley Ltd
- BTR Plc
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:
Traces origins to 1877 when the USA based railway brake manufacturing business of George Westinghouse set up a small sales and production business at Liverpool. Soon relocated to London and developed a large works at Kings Cross. 1881 incorporated as Westinghouse Brake Co Ltd and subsequently emerged as a major supplier. Later known as Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd in 1920 following merger with other railway signalling and braking equipment businesses including Consolidated Signal Co Ltd, Saxby & Farmer and McKenzie Holland. 1935 renamed Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd. Sometime acquired by Hawker Siddeley Ltd and in 1992 acquired by BTR Plc which in 1999 became Invensys Plc
Publications:
- Centenary of Signalling, 1856-1956. John Saxby, 1821-1913 by Unknown
- Hundred Years of Speed with Safety. The inception and progress of the Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd, 1881-1981 by Nock, Oswald S, et al
- The Works and Products of Westinghouse by Unknown
- War Production of Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd by Unknown
- Westinghouse Brake & Signal in Photographs, 1894 to 1981 by Glover, Mark
- Westinghouse. Engineering as a career by Unknown
- Works of Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd at Chippenham, Wilts by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Westinghouse, George
- Westinghouse Brake Co Ltd
- Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd
- Consolidated Signal Co Ltd
- Saxby & Farmer
- McKenzie Holland
- Hawker Siddeley Ltd
- BTR Plc
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:
Traces origins to 1877 when the USA based railway brake manufacturing business of George Westinghouse set up a small sales and production business at Liverpool. Soon relocated to London and developed a large works at Kings Cross. 1881 incorporated as Westinghouse Brake Co Ltd and subsequently emerged as a major supplier. Later known as Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co Ltd in 1920 following merger with other railway signalling and braking equipment businesses including Consolidated Signal Co Ltd, Saxby & Farmer and McKenzie Holland. 1935 renamed Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd. Sometime acquired by Hawker Siddeley Ltd and in 1992 acquired by BTR Plc which in 1999 became Invensys PlcPublications:
- Centenary of Signalling, 1856-1956. John Saxby, 1821-1913 by Unknown
- Hundred Years of Speed with Safety. The inception and progress of the Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd, 1881-1981 by Nock, Oswald S, et al
- The Works and Products of Westinghouse by Unknown
- War Production of Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd by Unknown
- Westinghouse Brake & Signal in Photographs, 1894 to 1981 by Glover, Mark
- Westinghouse. Engineering as a career by Unknown
- Works of Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd at Chippenham, Wilts by Unknown