Testing of plastics strut insulators from rebosio as replacements for porcelains in areas of vandalism (TM-ETR-118)

One of the most attractive measures against vandalism to porcelain strut insulators is their replacement by plastic shedded units. There are already 6 such insulators undergoing service trials on London Midland Region in cantilever arrangements at sites where porcelain fractures are a serious problem. They were prototypes assembled at the...