UK: Transport for London has installed Ellis Patents’ Pegasus cable hangers as part of the Bank station capacity enhancement project.
Specified through UK distributor ETS Cable Components, the hangers were chosen because their modular design meant they could be manufactured to the project’s specific requirements.
‘TfL wanted hangers that could be supplied to meet a variety of radii because of the changing curvature of the operating tunnels running in and out of Bank station’, said Noman Shabir, Ellis Patents’ National Sales Manager.
’In addition, they needed a product that featured pre-drilled holes so that they could accept cable cleats for signal cables.
‘Traditional cable hanging systems wouldn’t have coped with these requirements on the basis they come in set sizes and configurations. Our thinking when we designed Pegasus was that no two rail projects are ever the same and as such project-by-project flexibility was vital.’
The hangers have an aluminium spine that combines strength with light weight to support any number and configuration of polymer cable hangers. The materials are suitable for installation in tunnels, with UV stabilised materials for installations above ground.