ON February 12 Railtrack granted approval for network-wide use of Brand-Rex’s RT/E/PS/00005 standard thermoplastic A4 signalling cable, the firm’s first trackside product. The compact lightweight cable was developed for use with the Train Protection &Warning System and will replace rubber based designs.
Brand-Rex has also extended its X-treme Rail product range of hybrid copper and optic fibre cables to cover mass transit applications, including reduced diameter and shorter bend radius cables for use on urban rolling stock.
Brand-Rex Ltd, Great Britain
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