Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On 28 November 2012, Invensys agreed to sell its rail arm to Siemens AG for £1.7bn. The sale was completed on 2 May 2013, and the group was amalgamated with the Siemens’ Rail Automation Business Unit in the Mobility and Logistics Division , which in turn a part of Infrastructure & Cities sector of Siemens.
Invensys Limited was a multinational engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. At its height, the company had offices in more than 50 countries and its products were sold in around 180 countries. [3] Invensys was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. [4]
Invensys quickly split the company into two divisions, Westinghouse Rail Systems and Westinghouse Brakes Ltd, selling Westinghouse Brakes to Munich-based competitor Knorr-Bremse. [3] Also formerly a part of The Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company is Westcode, a high-power semiconductor manufacturer, now part of the IXYS Corporation.
Westinghouse Rail Systems' origin is in the signals division of Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company, which was founded as Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Company in 1920. Hawker Siddeley purchased that company in 1979 and sold it to BTR plc in 1992. [1] In 1999, BTR merged with Siebe to form Invensys. [1]
East Rail line: 6 February 2021: Siemens Trainguard MT CBTC: Replaced the Alstom TBL system which used ATO since 2002 West Rail line: 20 December 2003: SelTrac: Ma On Shan line: 21 December 2004: India: Ahmedabad Metro: East-West Corridor: 4 March 2019: Nippon Signal SPARCS: North-South Line: 6 October 2022: Chennai Metro: Blue Line: 21 ...
Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited; C. Colas Group; ... Invensys Rail Group; J. ... Network Rail; New Zealand Railways Corporation; NS ...
Siebe plc became the name of the new conglomerate formed when Siebe Gorman began taking over other firms in the early 1970s, to distinguish it from Siebe Gorman's original breathing apparatus and diving gear core business.
Safetran was founded in 1920 [4] when Safetran's predecessors started developing and fielding products for the growing railroad infrastructure (See Timeline of United States railway history for details about the significant development of the United States' rail infrastructure.)