Railway Cables

Trackside Signalling Aluminium Power Cables to BR880

Application

BR880 solid sector shaped conductors for trackside signalling power supplies.

Standards

● BR880
● BS 5467
● BS 6346
● UNE 21123

Construction

Conductors
Sector shaped solid plain aluminium to IEC 60228 class 2 or 5.

Insulation
XLPE type GP8 to BS 7655 or PVC type TI 1 to BS 7655.

Core Wrapping
PETP (Pol yethy lene Terephthalate).

Sheath
PVC type 9 to BS 7655 (LSZH can be offered as an option).

Electrical Characteristics at 20℃

Nominal Conductor Cross Section
mm²
16
25
35
50
70
95
Maximum DC Conductor Resistance
Ω/km
1.91*
1.2*
0.868*
0.641
0.443
0.32**
Voltage Rating
KV
0.6/0.1

* Aluminium conductors 10mm² to 35mm² circular only.
** For single core cables, four sectoral shaped conductors may be assembled info a single circular conductor. The
maximum resistance of the assembled conductor shall be 25% of that of the individual component conductors.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Bending Radius: 10×OD
Temperature Range:-30℃ to +70℃ (during operation); -10℃ +55℃ (during installation)

Core Identification

2 core: Brown/Blue
4 core: Blue/Brown/Black/Grey

Dimensions And Weight

Cable Code
No. of cores& Nominal
Conductor Cross Sectional
Area
No.×mm²
Nominal
Thickness of
Insulation
mm
Nominal
Thickness of
Sheath
mm
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
mm
Nominal
Weight
kg/km

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G16AL

2×16

1.0

1.8

14.3

420

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G25AL

2×25

1.2

1.8

16.6

455

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G35AL

2×35

1.2

1.8

18.0

525

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G50AL

2×50

1.4

1.8

20.4

620

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G70AL

2×70

1.4

1.9

22.8

840

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-2G95AL

2×95

1.6

2.0

26.2

1020

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-4G70AL

4×70

1.4

2.0

30.6

1750

RF880-RV-K-0.6/1KV-4G95AL

4×95

1.6

2.2

35.5

2100

K is changed to U if the stranding class is changed from class 5 to class 2