Engineering Hall

Engineering Hall

Description

Triple-height Engineering Hall suitable for a wide range of  maintenance activities across the whole of the rail sector. Maintenance track and pit can accommodate vehicles up to 45m in length.

Dimensions

60m (L) x 20m (W) x 14m (H)

USES

  • Assembly of vehicles or railway infrastructure
  • Vehicle maintenance & repair
  • Vehicle stabling
  • Vehicle test preparation
  • Storage area 

Features

  • 60m through track
  • 48m maintenance track & pit
  • 3 x roller shutter doors (each measuring 7.55m x 4.96m)
  • 10 tonne double girder overhead crane
  • Compressed air supply
  • Single & 3-phase electricity supplies
  • High speed Wi-Fi

Key areas of the test site

Engineering Hall

Siding

Rail Test Loop

Alumicart & Trailer

Rail Test Track

Mule (Car 10)

Workshop

Tunnel

Rapid Charger

Shunter

Split Level Platform

Mobility Hub

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.

BCIMO Project Funders

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