A handrail, comprising: a carcass comprising a first side carcass portion, a second side carcass portion spaced apart from the first side carcass portion, and a central carcass portion of generally uniform thickness extending between the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22), the carcass tapering in thickness around the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22), the central carcass portion defining an upper interior surface, and the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22) defining first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30), respectively, adjoining the upper interior surface on either side thereof; a stretch inhibitor arranged within the central carcass portion; a cover bonded to the carcass, the cover comprising a first side cover portion covering the first side carcass portion, a second side cover portion covering the second side carcass portion, and a central cover portion of generally uniform thickness extending between the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) adjacent to the central carcass portion, the central cover portion defining an upper exterior surface, the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) defining first and second convex exterior surfaces (38, 40), respectively, adjoining the upper exterior surface on either side thereof, the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) further defining generally opposed first and second side interior surfaces (42, 44), respectively, and the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) yet further defining first and second lower interior surfaces (46, 48), respectively, adjoined between the first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30) and the first and second side interior surfaces (42, 44), respectively; and a sliding layer secured at least to the upper interior surface and the first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30), characterised in that at a central width axis of the handrail, a face height between the upper exterior surface and a bottom surface of the sliding layer is less than about 8.0 mm, the carcass is formed of a first thermoplastic material, the cover is formed of a second thermoplastic material, and the first thermoplastic material is harder than the second thermoplastic material, and the first thermoplastic material has a modulus at 100% elongation of between 12 and 15 MPa and a hardness of between 93 and 96 Shore A. a carcass comprising a first side carcass portion, a second side carcass portion spaced apart from the first side carcass portion, and a central carcass portion of generally uniform thickness extending between the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22), the carcass tapering in thickness around the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22), the central carcass portion defining an upper interior surface, and the first and second side carcass portions (20, 22) defining first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30), respectively, adjoining the upper interior surface on either side thereof; a stretch inhibitor arranged within the central carcass portion; a cover bonded to the carcass, the cover comprising a first side cover portion covering the first side carcass portion, a second side cover portion covering the second side carcass portion, and a central cover portion of generally uniform thickness extending between the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) adjacent to the central carcass portion, the central cover portion defining an upper exterior surface, the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) defining first and second convex exterior surfaces (38, 40), respectively, adjoining the upper exterior surface on either side thereof, the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) further defining generally opposed first and second side interior surfaces (42, 44), respectively, and the first and second side cover portions (32, 34) yet further defining first and second lower interior surfaces (46, 48), respectively, adjoined between the first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30) and the first and second side interior surfaces (42, 44), respectively; and a sliding layer secured at least to the upper interior surface and the first and second concave interior surfaces (28, 30), characterised in that at a central width axis of the handrail, a face height between the upper exterior surface and a bottom surface of the sliding layer is less than about 8.0 mm, the carcass is formed of a first thermoplastic material, the cover is formed of a second thermoplastic material, and the first thermoplastic material is harder than the second thermoplastic material, and the first thermoplastic material has a modulus at 100% elongation of between 12 and 15 MPa and a hardness of between 93 and 96 Shore A.