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In 1993 - 1995 in preparation for privatisation BR's Central Services were split into 24 business units as follows: Signalling Control UK Ltd (Company sold to Westinghouse Brake & Signal Holdings Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Invensys plc) http://www.invensys.com/ http://www.invensysrail.com/ http://www.westinghouserail.co.uk/ Special Trains Unit (Unit sold to Waterman Railways) Baileyfield Switch & Crossing Plant (Unit sold to VAE-Baileyfield Ltd, which is a management team joint venture with VAE Aktienschaft in Vienna) http://www.voestalpine.com/ag/en.html Castleton (Long Welded Rail & Track) Works (Company sold to British Steel plc, now Corus Rail division of Corus plc) http://www.corusgroup.com/ http://www.corusrail.com/ Ditton Timber Treatment Works (Unit sold to PTG Holdings, a subsidiary of Phoenix Timber Group plc) Meldon Quarry (Unit sold to ECC Construction Materials Ltd, now Bardon Aggregates which is part of Aggregate Industries) http://www.aggregate.com/ http://www.bardon-aggregates.com/ Quality & Safety Services Ltd (Company sold to Ingleby 805 Ltd, i.e. management team buyout) Railways Occupational Health Ltd (Company sold to Occupational Health Care plc) Interlogic Control Engineering Ltd (Company sold to ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Signal) Ltd, now Bombardier Transportation) http://www.bombardier.com The Engineering Link Ltd (Company sold to management team buyout) Interfleet Technology Ltd (Company sold to Broomco (909) Ltd i.e. management team buyout) http://www.interfleet-technology.com/ College of Railway Technology Ltd (Company sold to Advicepart Ltd i.e. management team buyout) Network Train Engineering Services (Company sold to W.S. Atkins (Consultants) Ltd) http://www.atkinsglobal.com/ Rail Projects Ltd (Company sold to Addspice Ltd i.e. management team buyout) |