FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC SUPPORTS SLASH CATENARY COSTS

In a quest to reduce installation and maintenance costs, Milan metro has been conducting a series of trails since 1977 with various types of plastic and fibreglass catenary supports. As a result, catenary on a 3 km extension from Cascina Gobba to Cologno Nord, which opened last June, has been erected using fibre-reinforced plastic supports. Indications are that savings of up to 70 per cent in maintenance costs can be achieved each year compared with traditional insulators and supporting structures.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • COPPA-ZUCCARI, G
• Publication Date: 1982-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 131-132
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 138
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital costs; Catenaries (Railroads); Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Maintenance management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Geographic Terms: Milan (Italy)
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM