Very Light Rail plan advances

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Construction of the prototype very light rail (VLR) vehicle for eventual use in Coventry should start early this year. 

Coventry and Dudley councils are collaborating with other partners to establish the West Midlands as a centre for very light rail manufacture and operation. The battery-operated vehicles will run on a low-cost track form.

Transport Design International, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, is designing and building the prototype vehicle on behalf of project partner the...

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