French firm wins VLR track contract

The University of Warwick has appointed French company Ingerop Conseil et Ingénierie to  design for a low-cost trackform on which proposed Very Light Rail vehicles will operate. The company will conduct concept and detailed design on the track form, as well as component-level validation via component manufacture and testing. The work will inform plans for a VLR system in Coventry being promoted by the city council, the university’s Warwick Manufacturing Group, and Transport for the West Midlands.