Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company

The Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company Ltd
Formerly	Westinghouse Brake Company (1881–1920); Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Company (1920–35);
Company type	Private (1881–1920); Public limited company (1920–1979); Subsidiary (1979–present);
Industry	Transport
Founded	1881
Founder	George Westinghouse (as Westinghouse Air Brake Company); Evans O'Donnell; John Saxby; John Stinson Farmer;
Defunct	1980
Fate	Acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1979, then other owners, becoming a brand.
Successors	Siemens Mobility (signalling); Knorr-Bremse (braking);
Headquarters	Chippenham, England
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Railway air brakes, signalling
Owner	Hawker Siddeley (1979–1992); BTR plc (1992–1999); Invensys (1999–2000); Knorr-Bremse (2000–present);

The Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company Ltd was a British manufacturer of railroad signs. Founded by George Westinghouse, it was registered as "Westinghouse Brake Company" in 1881. The company reorganised in 1920, associating with Evans O'Donnell, and Saxby and Farmer which merged to form the "Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Company". The 'Saxby' would be dropped from their title in 1935.

For most of the 20th century, Westinghouse manufactured air brakes, signalling, mining & colliery equipment, industrial automation and power rectifier equipment in the engineering works in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England and Melbourne, Australia. There were associate companies in South Africa (Saxby & Farmer Private) and India. The company's main factory of around 35 acres was located immediately north-east of Chippenham railway station on the Great Western Railway.

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