Bespoke Cable Hangers for Train Tunnel Application Date 2021 Project Name Northern Line Extension End Customer Transport for London Scope of supply Bespoke Cable Hangers Ellis Project#/Part# 1521/CH3W2-UBF-G
Situation
Transport for London (Northern Line Extension) approached Ellis for cable hangers for a rail project, based on our standard cable hanger.
• Unique requirement: Non-standard mounting on a rail tunnel lining.
• COVID restrictions meant our usual site visit inspection was not possible.
• Customer provided photos and measurements.
• Ellis developed a tailored product, taking into consideration all possible unknown
factors.
Solution
• Ellis employed 3D CAD design for product creation.
• Strength verified via FEA and hand calculations.
• Manufacturing drawings released to Ellis’s production team.
• Prototypes quickly produced using a plasma cutter.
• Prototypes tested in Ellis’s on-site facility for strength validation.
• Successful trial fitment with customer.
Completed hanger assembly complete with mounting fixings
3D CAD software used to design hanger and create virtual installation location
FEA (Finite Element Analysis) of design with loads applied
Hanger being load tested in Ellis test facility