Difference between revisions of "Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co"
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The name of the company was changed to '''Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co'''. | The name of the company was changed to '''Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co'''. | ||
1926 Received an order from [[Metropolitan-Vickers]] for 101 motor driven air compressors, type DH, for the Sydney Surburban Railways extension.<ref>The Engineer 1926/09/03</ref> | |||
1929 British Industries Fair Adverts for Low Tension Battery Eliminator and Metal Rectifiers. Manufacturers of All-metal Rectifiers for use in Radio apparatus and Battery Chargers, and for other purposes, where direct current is required from alternating current supply. (Wireless section - Stand No. MM.39). [of York Road, London] <ref>[[1929 British Industries Fair]] Adverts 246 and 247; and p179</ref> | 1929 British Industries Fair Adverts for Low Tension Battery Eliminator and Metal Rectifiers. Manufacturers of All-metal Rectifiers for use in Radio apparatus and Battery Chargers, and for other purposes, where direct current is required from alternating current supply. (Wireless section - Stand No. MM.39). [of York Road, London] <ref>[[1929 British Industries Fair]] Adverts 246 and 247; and p179</ref> |
Revision as of 10:01, 10 June 2015
1920 Recognising the interdependence of effective braking and signalling in train safety, the Westinghouse Brake Co acquired certain assets of the Consolidated Signal Co[1]. By these means, Westinghouse Brake secured controlling interests in the signal manufacturing concerns of[2]:
- Saxby and Farmer Ltd
- England, McKenzie and Holland Ltd
- Saxby and Farmer (India) Ltd
- McKenzie, Holland and Westinghouse Power Signal Co
- Compagnie Generale Signalisation de Paris
The name of the company was changed to Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co.
1926 Received an order from Metropolitan-Vickers for 101 motor driven air compressors, type DH, for the Sydney Surburban Railways extension.[3]
1929 British Industries Fair Adverts for Low Tension Battery Eliminator and Metal Rectifiers. Manufacturers of All-metal Rectifiers for use in Radio apparatus and Battery Chargers, and for other purposes, where direct current is required from alternating current supply. (Wireless section - Stand No. MM.39). [of York Road, London] [4]
1935 The name was changed to the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 8 November 1920
- ↑ The Times, 9 November 1920
- ↑ The Engineer 1926/09/03
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Adverts 246 and 247; and p179