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Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd

Anglo-Australian railway parts manufacturer
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Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd

Summary

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd is a business[1].

Key Facts

  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's founder is recorded as George Westinghouse[4].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's headquarters location is recorded as London[5].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's Commons category is recorded as Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company[6].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's industry is recorded as rail infrastructure[7].
  • 1881 marks the founding of Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd[8].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd was dissolved in 1981[9].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's product or material produced is recorded as railway air brake[10].
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's product or material produced is recorded as railway signalling system[11].

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Founding

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's founder is recorded as George Westinghouse[4]. 1881 marks the founding of it[8].

Operations

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's headquarters location is recorded as London[5].

Industry

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd's industry is recorded as rail infrastructure[7].

Ownership

Products include railway air brake[10] and railway signalling system[11].

Dissolution

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd was dissolved in 1981[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → London
    Inception → +1881-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Logo image → Westinghouse brake co logo.png
    Wikidata description → Anglo-Australian railway parts manufacturer
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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