Rail test Track
RAIL TEST TRACK
DESCRIPTION
Newly laid continuous welded single rail track laid to Network Rail’s 100mph standard, usable in its entirety or in individual zones (1-4), the third of which includes a curved 870m tunnel section.
DIMENSIONS
2.2km (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
- 4 individual testing zones, including curved 870m tunnel section
- Max. 80 km/h speed limit (dependent on vehicle capabilities)
- Standard gauge single track
- Powered points
- Safe walkway along entire length
- Personal Mobile Radio (PMR) coverage along entire length
- Single-phase electricity supply along entire length
- 9-way ducting along entire length
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
