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Fibre reinforced ladders for use on B.R. (TM-ES-045)

Last updated on 24 May 2013 3:37

Fibre reinforced ladders have been proposed as an alternative to wooden ladders in view of their superior electrical properties and greater strength/weight ratio. The results have been reported of tests carried out on ladders supplied by W.J. Clow & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow), which used glass fibre as a reinforcement to...

Author(s): Wheeler J.C.G;Tansley J.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1984

United Kingdom

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