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British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways. | British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways. | ||
1903 British Westinghouse received a contract from the [[North Eastern Railway]] for supply of switchboards, transformers and sub-stations for the electrification of the Newcastle passenger lines<ref>The Times, 31 January 1903</ref>. . | |||
The company formed a separate traction department. | The company formed a separate traction department. | ||
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c.1914 Supplied traction equipment to [[London and South Western Railway]] for its electrification. | c.1914 Supplied traction equipment to [[London and South Western Railway]] for its electrification. | ||
Following the success of '''British Westinghouse''' in developing its business in electric traction for railways, the successor, [[Metropolitan-Vickers]] formed a separate traction department - see [[Metropolitan-Vickers: Rail Traction]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 27 May 2021
This is a subsection of British Westinghouse
This section concerns rail-based equipment
British Westinghouse developed electric traction for railways.
1903 British Westinghouse received a contract from the North Eastern Railway for supply of switchboards, transformers and sub-stations for the electrification of the Newcastle passenger lines[1]. .
The company formed a separate traction department.
c.1914 Supplied traction equipment to London and South Western Railway for its electrification.
Following the success of British Westinghouse in developing its business in electric traction for railways, the successor, Metropolitan-Vickers formed a separate traction department - see Metropolitan-Vickers: Rail Traction
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 31 January 1903