Split level Platform
SPLIT LEVEL PLATFORM
DESCRIPTION
Two platforms, one placed at either end (Zones 1 and 4) and either side of the test track. Custom split-level design enables both heavy and light rail vehicle access.
DIMENSIONS
Two platforms, one placed at either end (Zones 1 and 4) and either side of the test track. Custom split-level design enables both heavy and light rail vehicle access.
USES
- Passenger-focused technology testing
- Platform infrastructure testing
- Vehicle/platform interface testing
- Training location
- Filming location
DIMENSIONS
- Split-level, accommodating heavy & light rail platform heights
- 8.9m per level
- Composite frame and platform (GRP)
- Single-phase electricity supply
- Lighting
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
