Rail Test Loop
RAIL TEST LOOP
DESCRIPTION
First of a kind 15m radius loop developed to support testing of the prototype Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) vehicle. Split into two sections; standard tram profile laid on concrete base and pilot CVLR novel trackform.
DIMENSIONS
200m (L) x 1.4m (W)
USES
- Vehicle performance testing
- Track, infrastructure & lineside monitoring, maintenance & repair
- Track, infrastructure & lineside equipment & systems testing
- Environmental monitoring & control
- Training location
- Filming location
FEATURES
- 15m radius loop
- Max. 10 km/h speed limit (dependent on vehicle capabilities)
- Standard gauge single track
- Section 1 – standard tram profile laid on concrete base
- Section 2 – CVLR novel trackform:
- Total profile depth of 300mm
- Constructed from ultra-high strength concrete & standard tram profile
- Embedded sensors
- Can be completed in numerous materials, e.g., tarmac, concrete
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.
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
