Trains are tested here - R.I.D.C Melton

EMR 810 and LNWR 730 captured on a shunt around the railyard at Asfordby Hill, Melton Mowbray 19th December 2024 The Railway Innovation & Development Centre (RIDC) site at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire otherwise known as Old Dalby Test track, has been purpose-built to support both high and low speed testing of vehicles and infrastructure using 11 miles of 25kV overhead line equipment and 3rd/4th rail DC equipment. The Melton facility provides two separate test tracks: a high-speed facility between Melton Junction and Edwalton, incorporating 13 miles of track up to 125mph – 11 miles of this with overhead line equipment – and a slow-speed test track from Old Dalby to Stanton Tunnel, with four miles of track up to 60mph. The channel is supported by viewers like yourself becoming Patrons, feel free with this link below   / purplevision   👇PurpleVision👇Subscribe(For Free)    / purplevision23   👇Purple & Co. Railway Adventures👇Subscribe (For free)    / @purpleandcorailwayadventures