Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Tender description

The Coventry VLR vehicle project will deliver a zero tailpipe emissions demonstrator vehicle as part of a larger research and development programme to develop a novel, low-cost, low-carbon rail-based public transport system for operation within the city of Coventry. The whole system is conceived to be affordable, capable of on-and off-street running, marketable, interoperable with existing systems and has low-carbon self-propelled vehicles which are emissions free at the point of use. Detailed Vehicle Design. Traction Package. Integrated Energy Storage System. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System. Running Gear (Bogie). Vehicle Carbody. Vehicle Interior. Systems Engineering/Vehicle Integration.