This product combines excellent wear characteristics, and high-tensile strength properties. Contact/ Trolley wire is available in a choice of two alloys to provide the best match of electrical and mechanical wear properties for each application - 55 percent and 80 percent conductivity IACS (CA165 and A162), and is offered in both ASTM and EN/IEC configurations: round (upon request), grooved, figure 8, or figure 9.

SouthWear® Contact Wire is commonly used as an overhead power source on streetcars, trolleys, electric trolley buses, light rail, commuter rail and high speed railway mass transit systems. Features a 30% wear mark on the side of the wire to provide visual identification when the percentage of wear has met or exceeded the industries allowable safe tolerance for wear. Southwire bronze contact/trolley wire is ideal for transportation systems with increased line speeds just over 200 mph (322 km/h).

• High Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Highest Half-Hard Value of any Materials in Present Day Use.
• Durable and Reliable Support.
• Allows for Increase in Max Line Speeds
• Mechanically Rugged
• RoHS/Proposition 65 Compliant
• Ships on N-42 wooden reels (S-77 steel reels available per SW reel policy)
• Available with top lobe identification marking per IEEE 1896-2016
• Southwire SPEED Qualified for low volume requests
• Buy America Compliant