VUZ opened the new hall for testing preparation

In the opening ceremony and baptism of the new hall, there were present not only the important representatives of VUZ as an investor and the firm Chládek and Tintěra, CO, Pardubice as a contractor of the hall but also the representatives of the VUZ significant customers. Jaroslav Grim, VUZ director general recalled before a ceremonial baptism of the new hall that the completed construction is a part of a long-term conception: „It can be called one of the important stages of a total modernization of Test Centre VUZ Velim. This year, it is a third significant step – the upgrading of railway infrastructure at Large Test Ring was finished at the beginning of July and verification of its capacity for speed of 230 km/hod done through a demanding loading test passed off in October. These new quality parameters could be also reached because of a previous modernization of a supply station and reconstruction of catenary. We believe that this new hall will satisfy needs of our clients whose requirements and demand for such a technically equipped hall with a modern base was actually a decisive impulse for its building“. A concrete significance of the new hall consists mainly in extended technical possibilities which facilitate and accelerate preparation of vehicles for individual tests, especially in winter period and under unfavourable climatic conditions. For this purpose, the hall is equipped by a double-track of top level, a checking manhole situated in one of them enables together with a special technique to dismantle components in bogies or under floor of vehicles. The possibility to perform manipulation and repairs on vehicle roofs means another advantage. Full-portal gantry crane of capacity of 5t is at disposal too. A special gangway situated along the track with a manhole provides access and work on railway vehicles roofs. Both tracks are built as ongoing i.e. they continue behind the hall and thus it is possible to extend the hall to 210 m. The administrative part of the hall - a steel structure added to a western facade - is used as a base for testing teams of clients. These spaces include eleven offices, a conference room, social equipment, store and technical spaces, transformer station and compressor room. Along the hall, there are other sidings extending a parking capacity. A hardwearing area along the hall enables access to road vehicles, including their parking. Antonín Blažek, deputy director general of the Czech Railways of passenger transport also participated in the opening of this new hall for testing preparation and accurately named and indicated the VUZ message through this structure, being above-standard both in quality and speed of its building up in European conditions. In his mind, the railway transport in Europe, being always developed, has the future and VUZ proved through this construction to be a competitive, functional and well managed firm within the whole Europe.