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Mining trailing & reeling cablesBS 6708:1998640/1,100 V · Types 201 & 211Screened + Pliable Wire Armour

BS 6708 Type 201 & Type 211 Screened Armoured Trailing Cable640/1,100 V 3P (Type 201) & 3P+E (Type 211) screened pliable wire-armoured cables

640/1,100 V individually phase-screened and pliable wire-armoured trailing cables to BS 6708:1998 in 3-core (Type 201) and 3P+E (Type 211) constructions from 10 to 120 mm², with MEPR insulation, composite copper/nylon screens and yellow-striped PCP jacket.

EMC screen

Outdoor & humid

Oil-resistant

Flame-retardant

Preview configuration

Order designation: Type 211 · 3×50+35E
Max. OD: 63.5 mm
Min. bend R: 640 mm
Mass ≈: 7,300 kg/km
Cont. current: 170 A

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Rated voltage: 640/1,100 V
Core layout: 3P / 3P+E + PWA
Phase CSA range: 10–120 mm²
Max. conductor T: +90 °C
Min. operating T: −25 °C
Min. bend radius: 10 × OD

Typical values for this cable type, based on BS 6708:1998 — confirmed in the datasheet and quotation for your order.

Application fit

Is BS 6708 Type 201 / 211 right for your machine?

Pliable wire-armoured 640/1100 V underground mining feeder and semi-mobile stage-loader cable to BS 6708 Type 201 (3-core) and Type 211 (4-core).

Mine roadway & tunnel wall hangers

Suitable

Primary duty — suspended on roadway J-hooks between transformers, gate-end boxes and pumps.

Trailing & towing

Suitable

Pliable stranded steel armour withstands periodic dragging as the gate-road advances.

Fixed installation

Suitable

High rock-fall and crush resistance in underground roadways and drift conveyors.

Longwall shearer & Bretby handler

Not suitable

Do not use armoured Type 201/211 in continuous coal-face shearer handlers.

Use BS 6708 Type 7

Motorised monospiral reel

Not suitable

Not suitable for motorised monospiral or cylindrical reeling drums.

Use BS 6708 Type 7

Typical machinesMobile quarry crushers & screensMine roadway power extensionsStage loaders & armoured face conveyorsGate-end box feeder interconnectionsDeep-mine gassy workingsSurface opencast excavating plant

Construction

Layer by layer

Three MEPR-insulated Class 5 tinned copper phase cores—identified by Red, Yellow and Brown textile tapes and individually screened with a composite tinned-copper/nylon braid—are laid up around a profiled elastomeric cradle (3-core Type 201) or together with one unscreened Green/Yellow earth core (4-core Type 211), enclosed in an extruded PCP inner bedding sheath, armoured with pliable stranded galvanized steel wires and finished with a heavy-duty black PCP outer jacket bearing a longitudinal yellow stripe.

Schematic, not to scale — generated from the layer data

#	Layer	Material & reference
1	Phase & earth conductors	Flexible stranded tinned annealed copper wire, BS EN / IEC 60228 Class 5 (10 to 120 mm² phase; 10 to 70 mm² earth in Type 211)IEC 60228 Class 5
2	Core insulation	Mining-grade ethylene propylene rubber (MEPR) on all phase and earth conductors (Ø 7.70 to 20.35 mm over phase insulation+tape)BS 7655 MEPR
3	Identification tape	Coloured textile tape over MEPR insulation (Red, Yellow, Brown on phase cores; Green/Yellow on Type 211 earth core)Red / Yellow / Brown + G/Y
4	Composite phase screens	Tinned copper wire and nylon braided composite screen over each of the 3 phase cores (Ø 9.70 to 22.35 mm; 0.500–1.610 Ω/km in parallel)Composite Cu/nylon braid
5	Elastomeric cradle	Central elastomeric cradle filler around which the cores are laid upCradle centre
6	Inner bedding sheath	Extruded polychloroprene (PCP) inner sheath (Ø 25.5 to 67.9 mm)PCP inner sheath
7	Pliable wire armour (PWA)	Pliable stranded galvanized steel wire armour (0.299 to 1.970 Ω/km DC resistance at 20 °C)BS 6708:1998 PWA
8	Outer jacket	Heavy-duty flame-retardant black polychloroprene (PCP) outer jacket with longitudinal yellow identification stripeBS 6708:1998 / BS 7655 EM2

BS 6708 Type 201 · 3×10 to 3×120 mm²

3 composite-screened MEPR phase cores (Red, Yellow, Brown) around elastomeric cradle + PCP inner sheath + galvanized steel PWA + yellow-striped black PCP jacket

BS 6708 Type 211 · 3×10+10E to 3×120+70E mm²

3 composite-screened MEPR phase cores + 1 unscreened Green/Yellow earth core (10–70 mm²) + PCP inner sheath + galvanized steel PWA + yellow-striped black PCP jacket

Technical data

Ratings & operating limits

Typical values: Typical values for this cable type, based on BS 6708:1998. Values for your order are confirmed in the datasheet and quotation.

Electrical

Rated voltage (U0/U): 640/1,100 V AC (U0/U)
AC test voltage: 2.5 kV AC for 5 minutes on finished cable
Current ratings (25 °C): 63 to 295 A continuous current rating at 25 °C ambient across 10 to 120 mm²
Screens, earth & armour DC res.: Individual composite copper/nylon braid over 3 phase cores (0.500–1.610 Ω/km in parallel) + galvanized steel pliable wire armour (0.299–1.970 Ω/km) + unscreened earth core (10–70 mm²) in Type 211
Reactance, IR & voltage drop: 0.095–0.121 Ω/km (50 Hz) / 0.114–0.145 Ω/km (60 Hz) reactance · 250–560 MΩ·km min. IR at 20 °C · 0.38–4.11 mV/A/m 3-phase voltage drop

Thermal

Max. conductor & SC temperature: +90 °C maximum continuous conductor temperature · +250 °C short-circuit temperature (MEPR insulation)
Operating temperature range: −25 °C to +90 °C operating range (current ratings referenced at 25 °C ambient)

Mechanical

Minimum bending radius: 400 to 810 mm (Type 201) · 430 to 910 mm (Type 211), corresponding to 10 × overall diameter
Maximum pulling tension: 180 to 2,000 kgf (Type 201) · 240 to 2,000 kgf (Type 211) maximum pulling tension
Multi-layer armoured construction: MEPR-insulated Class 5 tinned copper cores + composite Cu/nylon phase screens + elastomeric cradle + PCP inner bedding + galvanized steel PWA + heavy-duty PCP outer jacket

Resistance

Flame retardance: Flame retardant polychloroprene inner and outer sheaths to BS 6708:1998 / IEC 60332-1-2
Crush, oil & quarry resistance: Pliable galvanized steel wire armour + heavy-duty PCP jacket resists rockfall impact, quarry abrasion, mineral oils (IEC 60811-404) and mine water

Reference standards

Standards compliance: BS 6708:1998 (Types 201 & 211); BS EN / IEC 60228 Class 5; BS 7655
Designated duty: Mobile and semi-mobile mining/quarrying plant, roadway power extensions, mobile crushers, conveyors and face equipment

Identification

Core identification colours: Power cores: Red, Yellow, Brown textile identification tape under composite screen · Earth core (Type 211): Green/Yellow
Outer sheath & stripe: Heavy-duty black polychloroprene (PCP) outer jacket with longitudinal yellow identification stripe

Sizes

16 configurations across BS 6708 Type 201 (3-core, 8 sizes) & Type 211 (3P+E, 8 sizes)

Switch between Dimensions & Current Ratings and Electrical & Impedance Parameters.

Dimensions, weights & current
Type · nominal CSA mm²	Earth core CSA	Insul.+tape Ø mm	Screen Ø mm	Inner sh. Ø mm	Min. OD mm	Max. OD mm	Min. R mm	Max. pull kgf	Mass ≈ kg/km	Current (25 °C) A
BS 6708 Type 201 · 640/1,100 V (3 Screened Phase Cores + Pliable Wire Armour)
Type 201 · 3×10	— (3P only)	7.70	9.70	25.5–27.5	37.3	39.8	400	180	2,900	63
Type 201 · 3×16	— (3P only)	9.15	11.15	28.7–30.7	40.6	43.4	440	290	3,400	85
Type 201 · 3×25	— (3P only)	10.65	12.65	32.2–34.2	44.6	47.4	480	450	4,100	110
Type 201 · 3×35	— (3P only)	11.90	13.90	35.2–37.2	48.3	51.1	510	630	4,800	135
Type 201 · 3×50	— (3P only)	13.90	15.90	39.5–41.5	53.6	57.4	580	900	5,900	170
Type 201 · 3×70	— (3P only)	16.00	18.00	44.5–47.0	60.7	64.5	650	1,260	7,700	205
Type 201 · 3×95	— (3P only)	17.55	19.55	52.5–55.5	71.8	75.8	760	1,710	10,900	250
Type 201 · 3×120	— (3P only)	20.35	22.35	56.6–59.6	76.7	81.0	810	2,000	12,500	295
BS 6708 Type 211 · 640/1,100 V (3 Screened Phase Cores + 1 Unscreened Earth Core + Pliable Wire Armour)
Type 211 · 3×10+10E	1×10 mm²	7.70	9.70	27.9–29.9	39.8	42.3	430	240	3,200	63
Type 211 · 3×16+16E	1×16 mm²	9.15	11.15	31.6–33.6	44.0	46.8	470	380	3,900	85
Type 211 · 3×25+16E	1×16 mm²	10.65	12.65	35.4–37.4	48.5	51.3	520	540	4,700	110
Type 211 · 3×35+25E	1×25 mm²	11.90	13.90	38.8–40.8	52.7	56.5	570	780	5,600	135
Type 211 · 3×50+35E	1×35 mm²	13.90	15.90	43.7–46.2	59.7	63.5	640	1,110	7,300	170
Type 211 · 3×70+50E	1×50 mm²	16.00	18.00	51.8–54.8	68.8	72.8	730	1,560	9,500	205
Type 211 · 3×95+70E	1×70 mm²	17.55	19.55	60.3–63.3	80.6	84.9	850	2,000	13,300	250
Type 211 · 3×120+70E	1×70 mm²	20.35	22.35	64.9–67.9	86.2	90.5	910	2,000	15,400	295

Typical values for this cable type; dimensions and weights for your order are confirmed in the quotation.
Minimum bending radius is 10 × maximum overall diameter across all 16 configurations (400 to 810 mm on Type 201; 430 to 910 mm on Type 211).

Electrical & impedance data
Type · nominal CSA mm²	Max. phase DC res. Ω/km	Max. earth DC res. Ω/km	3-screen parallel res. Ω/km	Max. armour DC res. Ω/km	Reactance (50 Hz) Ω/km	Reactance (60 Hz) Ω/km	Min. IR (20 °C) MΩ·km	3-phase V-drop mV/A/m
BS 6708 Type 201 · Electrical Parameters
Type 201 · 3×10	1.950	—	1.330	1.970	0.121	0.145	560	4.11
Type 201 · 3×16	1.240	—	1.610	1.760	0.111	0.134	435	2.62
Type 201 · 3×25	0.795	—	1.100	1.450	0.107	0.128	375	1.68
Type 201 · 3×35	0.565	—	1.200	1.030	0.102	0.123	325	1.20
Type 201 · 3×50	0.393	—	1.400	0.715	0.099	0.119	285	0.85
Type 201 · 3×70	0.277	—	0.700	0.504	0.097	0.116	260	0.61
Type 201 · 3×95	0.210	—	0.850	0.382	0.096	0.116	250	0.47
Type 201 · 3×120	0.164	—	0.500	0.299	0.095	0.114	250	0.38
BS 6708 Type 211 · Electrical Parameters
Type 211 · 3×10+10E	1.950	1.950	1.330	1.810	0.121	0.145	560	4.11
Type 211 · 3×16+16E	1.240	1.240	1.610	1.630	0.111	0.134	435	2.62
Type 211 · 3×25+16E	0.795	1.240	1.100	1.450	0.107	0.128	375	1.68
Type 211 · 3×35+25E	0.565	0.795	1.200	1.030	0.102	0.123	325	1.20
Type 211 · 3×50+35E	0.393	0.565	1.400	0.715	0.099	0.119	285	0.85
Type 211 · 3×70+50E	0.277	0.393	0.700	0.504	0.097	0.116	260	0.61
Type 211 · 3×95+70E	0.210	0.277	0.850	0.382	0.096	0.116	250	0.47
Type 211 · 3×120+70E	0.164	0.277	0.500	0.299	0.095	0.114	250	0.38

In Type 211, the unscreened Green/Yellow earth conductor operates in parallel with the three composite phase screens and the galvanized steel pliable wire armour.

Reel check

Will it fit your machine?

A first screen using datasheet values. Engineering confirms drum geometry, acceleration and tension with your quotation.

Cable sizeDrum core diameter (mm)

Cable length on drum (m)

Enter your drum core diameterMinimum for this size is about 1,270 mm

Minimum bending radius: 635 mm
Min. drum core diameter: ≈ 1,270 mm
Cable weight on drum: 730.0 kg
Outer diameter: 63.5 mm

Indicative only: based on the datasheet outer diameter and 10 × OD bending radius. Current derating for wound layers per DIN VDE 0298-4 is assessed separately.

Quality & approvals

Testing & inspection

Routine tests on every production length, sample and type tests per batch — documented on an EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate.

ConductorClass 5 stranding
Spark test100 % in-line
Lay-upCores, earth, fillers
SheathingInner, braid / screen, outer
Electrical testsAC voltage, resistance
DimensionsOD, wall thickness
Inspection documents & dispatchDrum & dispatch

Testing & inspection	Test value / reference	Frequency
Routine tests
AC high-voltage dielectric test	2.5 kV AC for 5 minutes applied on finished cable	Every drum
Phase, earth, composite screen & armour DC resistance	Verified at 20 °C against BS 6708:1998 limits (0.164–1.950 Ω/km phase; 0.500–1.610 Ω/km screens; 0.299–1.970 Ω/km armour)	Every drum
Sample tests
Insulation resistance verification	250 to 560 MΩ·km minimum insulation resistance at 20 °C	Every drum
Flame retardance & oil resistance	IEC 60332-1-2 vertical flame test and IEC 60811-404 oil immersion on heavy-duty PCP sheath	Production batch

Inspection certificate

Issued with every drum, listing the routine test results for that length.

Product approvals

BS 6708:1998CE · LVDRoHS · REACH

Company certificates

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001VDE marks approvalUL / cULCE · LVD / EMC

Marking & supply

Ordering & delivery

Sheath marking

TEBAOFLEX · BS 6708:1998 TYPE 201 (or TYPE 211) · 640/1100 V · [size] · PCP (with longitudinal yellow stripe)

Delivery form: Heat-treated seaworthy wooden drums lagged with solid timber battens
Lengths: Custom cut-to-length reels per roadway/quarry feeder schedule
Certificate: EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate with every dispatch
Quote response: Engineering specification and quote within 2 business hours

Technical documents

Downloads

PDFBS 6708 Type 201 & Type 211 Screened Armoured Trailing Cable – technical datasheet16 sizes · construction, technical data, approvals XLSXBS 6708 Type 201 / 211 spec data (Excel)All 16 sizes with dimensions and data, for your BOM or quotation

Revision: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20

FAQ

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What is the difference between BS 6708 Type 201 and Type 211?

Both are 640/1,100 V pliable wire-armoured trailing cables with three composite copper/nylon braided screened MEPR phase cores (Red, Yellow, Brown), an extruded PCP inner sheath, galvanized steel pliable wire armour and a heavy-duty black PCP outer jacket with a longitudinal yellow stripe. Type 201 is a 3-core cable (3×10 to 3×120 mm²) that uses the screens and armour as the earth path, whereas Type 211 adds a fourth unscreened Green/Yellow earth conductor (10 to 70 mm²).

How do BS 6708 Type 201/211 differ from BS 6708 Type 20/21?

Types 201 and 211 include individual composite tinned-copper/nylon braided earth screens over each phase core beneath the PCP inner sheath and pliable wire armour, plus a longitudinal yellow identification stripe on the outer jacket. Types 20 and 21 have unscreened cores separated by an elastomeric cradle.

Why does the outer PCP jacket have a longitudinal yellow stripe?

Per BS 6708:1998, the longitudinal yellow stripe on the black polychloroprene outer sheath visually distinguishes 640/1,100 V individually screened pliable wire-armoured trailing cables (Types 201 and 211) in underground mine roadways and surface quarries.

What is the minimum bending radius and maximum pulling tension for Types 201 and 211?

Across all 16 configurations from 10 to 120 mm², the minimum bending radius is 10 × overall cable diameter (400 to 810 mm on Type 201; 430 to 910 mm on Type 211), and maximum pulling tension ranges from 180 kgf (3×10 mm²) up to 2,000 kgf (95–120 mm²).

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BS 6708 Type 201 & Type 211 Screened Armoured Trailing Cable640/1,100 V 3P (Type 201) & 3P+E (Type 211) screened pliable wire-armoured cables

Mine roadway & tunnel wall hangers

Trailing & towing

Fixed installation

Longwall shearer & Bretby handler

Motorised monospiral reel

BS 6708 Type 201 · 3×10 to 3×120 mm²

BS 6708 Type 211 · 3×10+10E to 3×120+70E mm²

Electrical

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Resistance

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