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VLRNIC Leading the Way to Future Rail Technologies
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) is a not-for-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO), founded to oversee the delivery, launch and operation of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC). In this guest writer...
BCIMO Supports Ultra Light Rail Partners to Progress Their Vision
On track to deliver the world’s most cost-effective and eco-friendly public transport system. Company Director, Mr Phil Evans from Pre Metro Operations Ltd, in collaboration with Beverley Nielsen representing UltraLight Rail Partners Ltd, accessed support under the...
Major Investment to Kick-Start Very Light Rail Revolution
The ground-breaking Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) transport system is to be showcased on the streets of Coventry as part of a real world testing programme following the approval of funding by regional transport bosses. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)...
VLR National Innovation Centre – Open for Business
The Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) has been declared ‘open for business’ by Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) CEO Neil Fulton, with several major clients now making use of the £32 million facility. The VLRNIC, which is...
Supply Chains of the Future – Business Innovation Support
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation unveils ‘new and improved’ Supply Chains of the Future programme. The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) has unveiled its new and improved Supply Chains of the Future programme and is now...
‘All Change’ at BCIMO as Launch Phase Ends
It’s ‘all change’ at the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) as it reaches the end of its launch phase. The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) welcomes Neil Fulton, its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as it reaches...
Power Couple Set to Ramp-up Rail Innovation
New collaboration sees new centre of low-cost rail excellence in the Black Country matched with transport innovation expertise from Connected Places Catapult. Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, has...
Launch of Rail Development and Test Site
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) launches its new Rail Development and Test Site. BCIMO are delighted to launch their brand new Rail Development and Test Site. The site is now open for business and an online brochure has been developed...
UK VLR Conference 2022 is a Huge Success!
It’s fourth time lucky for the UK Very Light Rail Conference - organised by the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) and partners. On Thursday 16 June 2022, it was fourth time lucky for the UK Very Light Rail (VLR) Conference after three...
Commissioning of Urban VLR Charger
BCIMO annouce the world’s first rapid battery charger for Urban Very Light Rail (VLR) has undergone commissioning at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) in Dudley. The milestone will see the prototype Coventry Very Light Rail start testing its...
Black Country Programme of Innovation
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) launches a new programme of business support activities for SMEs in the Black Country. The Black Country, once the centre of the Industrial Revolution, has seen a decline over the years in terms of active...
5G-CAT – Collaborative R&D Early Win for BCIMO
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) wins collaborative research and development project looking at the use of 5G for Connected and Autonomous Trams. Among the technologies developing in parallel with Very Light Rail (VLR), 5G is an...
The Coventry Very Light Rail Scheme
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) is working in collaboration with Coventry City Council on their Very Light Rail (VLR) scheme. BCIMO are delighted to be working in collaboration with Coventry City Council on their Very Light Rail (VLR)...
Black Country Industrial Regeneration in Action
Construction of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) supports industrial regeneration in Dudley, the capital of the Black Country. To appreciate the scale of renewal going on at our Dudley site, it’s helpful to look at the history... The Very Light...
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.
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Postal Address: BCIMO, Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, Zoological Drive, Dudley. DY1 4AW
Email: info@bcimo.co.uk
Phone: 07769 586893
