rail test loop
rail test loop
First of a kind 15m radius loop developed to support testing of Coventry City Council‘s prototype Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) system.
Split into two sections; standard tram profile laid on concrete base and pilot CVLR novel trackform.
Features
- 200m (L) x 1.4m (W)
- 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:
- Constructed from ultra-high strength concrete & standard tram profile
- Embedded sensors
- Can be completed in numerous materials, e.g., tarmac, concrete
Uses
- Vehicle performance testing
- Track, infrastructure & lineside monitoring, maintenance & repair
- Track, infrastructure & lineside equipment & systems testing
- Environmental monitoring & control
- Training location
- Filming location
![Test-loop-on-map](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-loop-on-map.jpg)
Facilities for Hire
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-01-1.png)
Engineering Hall
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-03.png)
Rail Test Loop
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-10-1.png)
Platforms
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tram-Icon.png)
Mule Vehicle 1
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-07.png)
Shunter
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-04.png)
Workshop
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-09.png)
Tunnel
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-05.png)
Rapid Charger
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tram-Icon.png)
Mule Vehicle 2
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-08.png)
Lifting Jacks
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-02-1.png)
Rail Test Track
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Section-Icons-06.png)
Siding
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Section-Icons-12.png)
Mobility Hub
![](https://bcimo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Battery-Cart-Icon.png)
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