A new rapid charger has been installed in Dudley with the capability to charge up different types of vehicles including trams, buses and bin lorries. Click here for the article
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Category: Dudley Light Rail Centre
Getting Building Fund backs Thanet Parkway and Very Light Rail centre
Two new railway stations and a test track for a new rail based system have received a share of the £900m Getting Building Fund. £12m has been allocated towards supporting
Continue readingCalls for urgent funding for Dudley Very Light Rail Centre
A council leader has called for the government to help meet the £14m shortfall for a test track and innovation centre in Dudley focused on Very Light Rail (VLR). Click
Continue readingDudley Very Light Rail centre faces funding bid challenge
A funding bid for £5m funding for the Very Light Rail centre in Dudley has been unsuccessful leading to a resubmission. Click here for the article
Continue readingCoventry Light Rail vehicle design contract awarded
Transport Design International have been awarded the contract to design a light rail vehicle that could be used to operate a very light rail service connecting Coventry to the HS2
Continue readingDudley Very Light Rail Centre application submitted
A planning application has been submitted for the centre that will be used as an innovation hub for very light rail. Click here for the article
Continue readingConsultation on West Midlands draft delivery plan
The public is being asked to give its views on a transport blueprint that will see £3.4 billion of tram extensions, new suburban rail lines, cycle routes and motorway improvements
Continue readingDudley light rail centre not affected by Brexit
The Chancellor has advised leaders at Dudley Council that Brexit will not affect the European funding allocated to the proposed Dudley light rail centre. Click here for the article
Continue readingDudley light rail centre approved
Outline plans for a light rail centre that would offer facilities to develop and construct light rail vehicles in Dudley has been approved. Click here for the article
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