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Railway and Metro Telecommunications Cable

Typical Cable Applications: Communications in railway networks

G7622 Type 1
Compliant with London Underground specifcation LUL G7622 A2 Type 1 Plain copper wire of 0.63 or 0.9 mm with cellular Pe insulation, quad construction, helically or oscillated stranded cable core, plastic tape core wrap, black Pe inner sheath incorporating a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape, violet PVC outer sheath
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor Gauge
 (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance
 (ohm/km)
Insulation
Resistance
 (m.ohm/km)
Maximum Mutual
Capacitance
 (nF/km)
Nominal
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
(kgs/km)
10139296 8 0.63 59 1500 59 16.3 275
10148632 28 0.63 59 1500 59 20.8 480
10139297 54 0.90 29 1500 59 31.4 1150
10139298 74 0.90 29 1500 59 34.8 1460
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 8 - 104 pairs

G7622 Type 2
Compliant with London Underground specifcations LUL G7622 A2 Type 2, E4156 Pts 1 & 2, LUL 2-01001-002 A1 Plain copper wire of 0.63 or 0.9 mm with cellular Pe insulation, quad construction, helically or oscillated stranded cable core, plastic tape core wrap, a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape and a violet Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) sheath 
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
 Gauge (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance
(ohm/km)
Insulation
Resistance
(m.ohm/km)
Maximum Mutual
Capacitance
 (nF/km)
Nominal
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
(kgs/km)
10139300 8 0.63 59 1500 59 11.5 181
10139302 28 0.63 59 1500 59 16.0 367
10139304 54 0.90 29 1500 59 26.6 1050
10139305 74 0.90 29 1500 59 30.0 1350
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 8 - 104 pairs

BR884
Compliant with British Rail Telecommunications (BRT) specifcation BR884 Issue 2 (May 1995) Plain copper wire of 0.63, 0.9 or 1.27 mm with solid Pe insulation, quad construction, helically or oscillated stranded cable core, paper tape core wrap, black Pe sheath incorporating a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape 
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
 Gauge (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance
(ohm/km)
Insulation
Resistance
 (G.ohm/km)
Nominal Mutual
Capacitance
 (nF/km)
Maximum
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
(kgs/km)
10180670 14 0.63 57 44 41 ± 3.3 17.8 230
10180671 24 0.63 57 44 41 ± 3.3 21.1 335
10139158 38 0.90 28 44 41 ± 3.3 30.2 821
10139159 54 0.90 28 44 41 ± 3.3 34.5 1107
10180672 8 1.27 14 44 41 ± 3.3 22.9 420
10180673 28 1.27 14 44 41 ± 3.3 34.3 1160
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 14 - 308 pairs

BR1916 DUCT
Compliant with British Rail Telecommunications (BRT) specifcation BR1916 Issue 2 (May 1995) Plain copper wire of 0.63 or 0.9 mm with solid Pe insulation, twisted pair construction, helically stranded cable core, water swellable tape core wrap, black Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) sheath incorporating a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape
Options: Steel tape armour to BR1822
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
Gauge (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance
 (ohm/km)
Insulation
Resistance
(m.ohm/km)
Max Ave Mutual
Capacitance
 (nF/km)
Maximum
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
 (kgs/km)
10142153 10 0.63 60 1500 61 15.5 270
10142184 50 0.63 60 1500 61 24.0 700
10180674 30 0.90 30 1500 65 25.0 800
10180675 75 0.90 30 1500 65 36.0 1560
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 2 - 100 pairs

TS0886 DUCT
Compliant with British Rail Telecommunications (BRT) specifcation TS0886 Issue 3 (April 1995) Plain copper wire of 0.63 or 0.9 mm with solid Pe insulation, twisted pair construction, petroleum jelly filled, helically stranded 10 pair units, non-hygroscopic or paper tape core wrap, black Pe sheath incorporating a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape 
Options: Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) sheath, steel tape armour to BR1822
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
Gauge (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance
(ohm/km)
Insulation
Resistance
 (m.ohm/km)
Max Ave Mutual
Capacitance
(nF/km)
Maximum
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
 (kgs/km)
10180677 30 0.63 60 1500 67 17.1 340
10180676 50 0.63 60 1500 67 20.7 530
10180679 30 0.90 30 1500 75 22.2 605
10180678 50 0.90 30 1500 75 26.3 960
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 2 - 100 pairs

NR/PS/TEL/00015  DUCT       
Compliant with Network Rail specifcation NR/PS/TEL/00015 Issue 3 (April 2006) Plain copper wire of 0.63 or 0.9 mm with solid Pe insulation, twisted pair construction, petroleum jelly filled, helically stranded 10 pair units, non-hygroscopic or paper tape core wrap, black Pe sheath incorporating a longitudinally applied aluminium-copolymer tape 
Options: Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) sheath, steel tape armour to BR1822
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
 Gauge (mm)
Max DC Cond.
Resistance (ohm/km)
Maximum
Mutual Pair
Capacitance (nF/km)
Min NEXT Between
Pairs (in same unit) 
@ 1.024 MHz (dB/km)
Max Average
Attenuation 
@ 1.024 MHz (dB/km)
Nominal
Overall
Diameter (mm)
10180680 20 0.63 60 79 40 18.7 18.1
10180655 50 0.63 60 75 40 18.7 24.2
10180681 20 0.90 30 81 40 14.6 21.9
10180656 50 0.90 30 85 40 14.6 30.0
Please note: The above cables are available in the range 2 - 100 pairs

ZUG Internal Cable
Compliant with French Railway Standards (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer) SNCF CT 445 & NF C 32-070 Category C2 Stranded tinned copper wire with PVC insulation, twisted pair, helically stranded cable core, plastic tape core wrap with flame retardant PVC sheath
Options: ZUT Type - Electrostatic Protection (Tinned Copper braid), SUG Type - Individual core conductors (no twisting)
B3 P/N No. of Pairs Conductor
Cross
Section (mm2)
Max Loop DC Cond.
 Resistance
(ohm/km)
Sheath
Thickness
(mm)
Nominal
Overall
Diameter (mm)
Nominal
Weight
(kgs/km)
- 28 0.38 52.5 0.7 15.7 310.0
10180684 1 1.0 20.1 0.7 7.0 60.0
10180683 3 1.0 20.1 0.7 9.9 110.0
10180657 6 1.0 20.1 0.7 12.4 185.0
10180682 12 1.0 20.1 0.7 15.7 340.0
Note: All cables are available in a Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) sheath