for example to provide two or more luminous elements in positions between two successive wire braids this embodiment may be used for example as a handrail in tunnels or for handrails in stairwells a further possible variant of a wire rope 10 according to the invention is illustrated in fig4 and 5 this wire rope 10 which is once again in the form of a braided wire rope contains six wire braids 22 each of which comprises nine outer braid wires 23 with the same diameter and a further ten inner braid wires the wire braids 22 are arranged in a helical shape around a core 24 which extend in the longitudinal direction of the rope and is for example composed of an elastomer with profiled inserts 25 being provided between the individual wire braids 22 in this embodiment each insert 25 has a head part 25 k which projects as far as the theoretical circumference u s of the rope a foot part 25 f which rests on the core 24 and a center part 25 m which is located in between however it is also possible for the inserts to project beyond the circumference u s in the radial direction or to be set back from the circumference u s the center part 25 m is provided with two concave bulges 26 whose radius corresponds virtually to the circumferential radius u l of the wire braids 22 other embodiments with parts of the inserts formed in different ways in terms of both size and.