Difference between revisions of "GEC Traction"
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[[image:Im1930v149-p600.jpg|thumb| 1930. Oil electric locomotive, made in association with [[William Beardmore and Co]].]] | |||
[[Image:Im19540205RG-GEC.jpg|thumb| 1954. ]] | |||
''Note: This is a sub-section of [[GEC]] | |||
Employers: [[AEI|Associated Electrical Industrial]] Ltd. so part of [[GEC]] | Employers: [[AEI|Associated Electrical Industrial]] Ltd. so part of [[GEC]] | ||
By 1927 GEC was one of the UK's major electrical-machinery and plant manufacturers | |||
1930 [[GEC]] received contracts for the Manchester-Altrincham electrification and other railway projects<ref>The Times, 26 June 1930</ref>. | |||
1939 Railway electrification business both at home and abroad<ref>The Times, 30 June 1939</ref>. | |||
Post-WWII Collaborated with [[English Electric Co]] on railway electrification projects. | |||
1960-7 Over this period GEC and English Electric won overseas orders worth £30M for railway locomotives<ref>The Times Saturday, Sept. 7, 1968</ref> | |||
GEC Traction Ltd was presumably formed by bringing together the traction activities of [[English Electric Co: Railways|English Electric]] and [[AEI: Traction|AEI]] with those of GEC. | |||
1972 Order to [[GEC Traction]] from Malaysia for locomotives worth £4M<ref>The Times Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1972 </ref> | 1972 Order to [[GEC Traction]] from Malaysia for locomotives worth £4M<ref>The Times Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1972 </ref> | ||
1985 [[GEC Transportation Projects]] was responsible for the electrical and mechanical work on the [[Docklands Light Railway]]; the vehicle propulsion equipment was manufactured by '''GEC Traction''' <ref>The Times Friday, Apr. 19, 1985</ref> | |||
1989 [[GEC Alsthom]] was formed as a 50/50 joint venture by the merger of the power and transport divisions of Compagnie Générale d'Electricité ('''CGE''') and GEC. of Westinghouse Road, Trafford Park, Manchester. (1982) | |||
1989 Became [[GEC Alsthom Traction]] Ltd | 1989 Became [[GEC Alsthom Traction]] Ltd | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* Companies House filings | |||
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Revision as of 15:49, 24 February 2020
Note: This is a sub-section of GEC
Employers: Associated Electrical Industrial Ltd. so part of GEC
By 1927 GEC was one of the UK's major electrical-machinery and plant manufacturers
1930 GEC received contracts for the Manchester-Altrincham electrification and other railway projects[1].
1939 Railway electrification business both at home and abroad[2].
Post-WWII Collaborated with English Electric Co on railway electrification projects.
1960-7 Over this period GEC and English Electric won overseas orders worth £30M for railway locomotives[3]
GEC Traction Ltd was presumably formed by bringing together the traction activities of English Electric and AEI with those of GEC.
1972 Order to GEC Traction from Malaysia for locomotives worth £4M[4]
1985 GEC Transportation Projects was responsible for the electrical and mechanical work on the Docklands Light Railway; the vehicle propulsion equipment was manufactured by GEC Traction [5]
1989 GEC Alsthom was formed as a 50/50 joint venture by the merger of the power and transport divisions of Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) and GEC. of Westinghouse Road, Trafford Park, Manchester. (1982)
1989 Became GEC Alsthom Traction Ltd
1998 Became Alstom Traction Ltd, or Rugby
See Also
Sources of Information
- Companies House filings