VLR National Innovation Centre – Open for Business

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...
Launch of Rail Development and Test Site

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...
Commissioning of Urban VLR Charger

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...
5G-CAT – Collaborative R&D Early Win for BCIMO

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 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)...