This innovation helped the company to ensure its position as world leader in railway pantograph systems.

[4][5] In 1961, the company created a research and development division with the aim of adapting electronic applications to the railroad industry, included automatic door systems.

In 1965, the company started to produce automatic doors for buildings, creating in 1968 a subsidiary specifically for this area: Faiveley Automatismes.

[4] In 1984, Faiveley purchased Saint-Gobain subsidiary Air-Industrie's transport division, giving it operations in passenger train air conditioning systems.

It also made an aggressive move to increase its business in the Japanese market, one of the most important at the time, forming a joint venture with Nabco called Nabco-Faiveley Ltd which became one of leading providers of Japan's railroad.

[8] That year Faiveley created a British subsidiary, to take a part of the business in the recently privatised rail system.

The following year, Faiveley added the operations of Rhône Moulage and Sepal Ltd, two companies also centered in plastics.

The purchase was a key step into the German market as well as the Asian through its Chinese subsidiary Shanghai Hagenuk Refrigerating Machine, but also brought losses to the company during the following years.

[4] In December 2002, Faiveley purchased a 75 percent stake in the Czech pantograph and electro-mechanical equipment supplier Lekov.

[5] Faiveley CX pantographs were fitted in the V150 TGV's record-breaking attempt of 2007, which set a new world railway speed record of 574.8 kilometres per hour.

[10] In April 2008, the company acquired from Carbone Lorraine its sintered brake material manufacturing and design department.

[17] Faiveley Transport offers a wide range of products related to the train equipment, such as cabin heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); HVAC system room, air distribution ducts, exhaust, urs dolder heaters; pantographs and high voltage switches, energy meters, auxiliary power converters, master controllers and driver awareness system.

[6] After tender offers for the remaining outstanding shares, Wabtec owned 98.53% of Faiveley stock, with 97.66% of the voting rights.