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| Formerly |
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| Company type |
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| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1881 [1] |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | 1980 |
| Fate | Acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1979,[1] then other owners, becoming a brand. |
| Successors |
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| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Railway air brakes, signalling |
| Owner |
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The Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company Ltd was a British manufacturer of railroad signs. Founded by George Westinghouse, it was registered as "Westinghouse Brake Company" in 1881.[2][1] The company reorganised in 1920, associating with Evans O'Donnell, and Saxby and Farmer which merged to form the "Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Company". The 'Saxby' would be dropped from their title in 1935.[1]
For most of the 20th century, Westinghouse manufactured air brakes, signalling, mining & colliery equipment, industrial automation and power rectifier equipment in the engineering works in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England and Melbourne, Australia. There were associate companies in South Africa (Saxby & Farmer Private) and India. The company's main factory of around 35 acres was located immediately north-east of Chippenham railway station on the Great Western Railway.[2]
- ^ a b c d Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co on Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
- ^ a b A Hundred Years of Speed with Safety: The Inception and Progress of the Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd., 1881-1981, Publisher: Polunnio 2014, ISBN 978-0956736215.