Application

SAB has more than a 30-year history of collaboration with railway customers. SABIX® Rail control and data cables are flexible, halogen-free and carry HL 1-3 flame protection — the highest level according to EN 45545-2. They withstand harsh weather and exhibit exceptional oil and fuel resistance, making them well-suited for mechanically dynamic applications like railway construction, or it can be used in the bogie, as jumper cable or as sensor cable at the wheel set. Several SAB Data cables meet NFPA 130. This standard specifies fire protection and life safety requirements for underground, surface, and elevated fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems.

Features and Safety Characteristics Include:

• No flame propagation 
• Flame retardant and self-extinguishing 
• Very good stripping 
• Good EMC characteristics 
• Tested according to the ASTM standard 
• Good transmission rates and crosstalk attenuation
• Low temperature flexibility
• Heat and hot-air resistance
• Weather resistance