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'''Brecknell Willis''' is a British company headquartered in [[Chard, Somerset|Chard]], [[Somerset]], and brand-name of [[Railway electrification system|electrification equipment]] for railways, mostly [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]s and [[contact shoe]]s. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buildingscotlandmagazine.co.uk/online/uk_construction/uk_features/june2013/brecknell-willis.html# |title=UK Construction |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235342/http://www.buildingscotlandmagazine.co.uk/online/uk_construction/uk_features/june2013/brecknell-willis.html# |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''Brecknell Willis''' is a British company headquartered in [[Chard, Somerset|Chard]], [[Somerset]], and brand-name of [[Railway electrification system|electrification equipment]] for railways, mostly [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]s and [[contact shoe]]s. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buildingscotlandmagazine.co.uk/online/uk_construction/uk_features/june2013/brecknell-willis.html# |title=UK Construction |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235342/http://www.buildingscotlandmagazine.co.uk/online/uk_construction/uk_features/june2013/brecknell-willis.html# |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Henry Brecknell and Sons began operating in 1854. In 1894 it moved into electrification. Since 1938 it has been in [[Chard, Somerset]], when known as Brecknell, Willis & Co. Ltd.
Henry Brecknell and Sons began operating in 1854. In 1894, it moved into electrification. Since 1938 it has been in Chard, when known as Brecknell, Willis & Co. Ltd.


==Products==
==Products==
[[File:Pantographe Brecknell Willis sur l'AM 80 n°437.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|One of its pantographs on a Belgian train in April 2008]]
[[File:Pantographe Brecknell Willis sur l'AM 80 n°437.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|One of its pantographs on a Belgian train in April 2008]]
* [[Brecknell Willis low height pantograph]]
* [[Brecknell Willis high reach pantograph]]
* [[Brecknell Willis high speed pantograph]]

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For the [[London Underground]], it has supplied shoegear and [[Third rail|conductor rail]] systems.


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For the [[London Underground]], it has supplied shoe gear and [[Third rail|conductor rail]] systems
==See also==
* [[:Category:Light rail in the United Kingdom]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1854 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Chard, Somerset]]
[[Category:Chard, Somerset]]
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[[Category:Companies based in Somerset]]

Revision as of 22:29, 12 June 2021

Brecknell Willis is a British company headquartered in Chard, Somerset, and brand-name of electrification equipment for railways, mostly pantographs and contact shoes. [1]

History

Henry Brecknell and Sons began operating in 1854. In 1894, it moved into electrification. Since 1938 it has been in Chard, when known as Brecknell, Willis & Co. Ltd.

Products

One of its pantographs on a Belgian train in April 2008

For the London Underground, it has supplied shoe gear and conductor rail systems

References

  1. ^ "UK Construction". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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