Electrical switchgear

[0023]Referring to FIGS. 1a to 1c, a switch arrangement 1 for an electrical switchgear 2 comprises an electrical pole or terminal 3 and a switching device 4, for example, a circuit breaker switching element. The terminal 3, is fixed within the switchgear 2 and comprises a housing made up of first 3a, second 3b and third 3c electrically insulating tubular sections of substantially equal internal diameter which are spaced apart lengthwise along a common longitudinal axis A. The three tubular sections may for example be formed of an epoxy resin material. Each of the three tubular sections 3a, 3b and 3c has a respective electrical contact 5, 6, 7 located inside of it. The first section 3a has an earth contact 5 that is electrically connectable to earth. The second section 3b has a cable contact 6 in electrical connection with a cable (not shown) of the switchgear 2 and hence to a load (not shown) and the third section 3c comprises a bus bar contact 7 in electrical connection with an electr