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{{Short description, Swiss railroad company (c. 1890–1992) Integra Signum was a
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company active in train control and signaling systems. Its main achievement was the development of the train control system
Integra-Signum Integra-Signum is a Swiss train protection system introduced in 1933. Originally it was called Signum; the name Integra was added later. It transmits data inductively and is simple, robust and reliable also in snow. How it works The locomotives ...
, which was subsequently adopted by the
Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...
in 1933. In addition, many Swiss railway stations were (and continue to be) equipped with the company's signal boxes from the Domino 55, Domino 67, or Domino 69 series. Headquartered in
Wallisellen Wallisellen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The first settlement at Wallisellen dates from 58 BC. The municipality Wallisellen h ...
, the company existed from the late 19th century until January 1, 1992, when it was acquired by
Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
. Siemens renamed the company to Siemens Integra Verkehrstechnik. It is now a division of
Siemens Mobility Siemens Mobility GmbH is a separately-managed company of Siemens, arising from a corporate restructuring effective 1 August 2018. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management, dedi ...
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References


History of Siemens (Schweiz) AG (in German)

History of the company's location in Wallisellen (in German)


Further reading


Railway signaling company in India started by Integra Signum

Examples of Domino 69 signal boxes developed by Integra Signum
Defunct companies of Switzerland Railway companies of Switzerland