Coventry VLR – not now; not ever?
coventrysociety Our Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reflects on the recent Government announcement about the Leeds Tram Scheme and what it might mean for Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR) project. As recently as…
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Next Leg of VLR Gets Go Ahead
The BBC has reported that Coventry’s bid to install a tram network across the city is set to take another step forward with the installation of a new track. A…
First Tram Ride in 85 Years
A group of twenty CovSoc members took a journey that they couldn’t have made during the last 85 years! A tram journey in Coventry! On 13th June, twenty CovSoc members…
VLR Takes Next Steps
The Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) project has achieved a significant technical milestone with the construction of a 220-metre single-track demonstrator in the city centre. Installed along Greyfriars Road and…
VLR Pilot to Go Ahead
The Council’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the construction and operation of a test track for Coventry’s Very Light Rail on public roads in the city centre. Very Light…