History
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. In 1999, BTR merged with Siebe to form Invensys.
The brake and signal company split into two separate companies: Westinghouse Signals and Westinghouse Brakes. Invensys sold Westinghouse Brakes to Knorr-Bremse in April 2000.
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