Asbestos cement cable troughing
Description
Also known as cable trays.
Moulded AC housing used to cover and protect high voltage cabling between connecting junctions from weather and unintended direct contact.
Usually constructed in section lengths with a detachable lid for maintenance access.
Can be grounded, fixed on supports or suspended.
Brands/products
Fibrolite
Years of production/use
Late 1920s to early 1980s.
Residential uses
Not known
Industrial uses
- Electrical sub-stations
- Formerly used as railway cable troughing adjacent to tracks housing electrical, communication and signalling cables – gradually being replaced
Be aware
Damaged and weathered troughing may be weakened and in a friable state.
Dust and debris in vicinity of installation.
