Rail Development & Test Site
DEVELOP. TEST. DEMONSTRATE. COMMERCIALISE.
The ground floor Engineering Hall, together with the rail test track, comprises the Rail Development and Test Site offering an extensive range of facilities to support the development and testing of future rail technologies.
ZONES
For ease of reference the Rail Development and Test Site is broken down into four zones – click each zone to see more detail:
Zone 1
From the site entrance to the Castle Hill overbridge
Zone 2
From the Castle Hill overbridge to the tunnel
Zone 3
Through the tunnel
Zone 4
From the tunnel to the end of the test track
KEY AREAS OF THE TEST SITE
Engineering Hall
Tunnel
Siding
Rapid Charger
Rail Test Loop
Shunter
Alumicart & Trailer
Rail Test Track
Split Level Platform
Mule Vehicle (Car 10)
Mobility Hub
Workshop
Lifting Jacks
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) is a not-for-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and operator of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), a unique, world-class centre for rail innovation based in Dudley in the West Midlands.
Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO)
Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre
Zoological Drive
Dudley
DY1 4AW
For Sat Navs use: DY1 4AL
T // 07769 586893. E // info@bcimo.co.uk
