Test Track Centre near Żmigród is located in Węglewo in south-western Poland, some 3 km (2 mi) from

Żmigród Żmigród (german: Trachenberg) is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żmigród. Geography The town lies in the historic Lower Sile ...

and some 50 km (30 mi) from Wrocław, near the Wrocław–Poznań railway line, with which it is connected by a spur. When opened in 1996, it was the only such facility in Poland. It is owned by the Railway Institute. The standard gauge loop is long with a maximum allowed speed of on straight sections. The facility is used to test rolling stock,

overhead line An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as: * Overhead catenary * Overhead contact system (OCS) * Overhead equipm ...

s and electrification systems, and railway tracks. Original project provided for the building of the second oval, some long, with a maximum allowed speed of on straight sections and over points (: switches), but it has been shelved. There are plans to add 1.5 kV DC and 15 and 25 kV AC overhead supply systems, and

GSM-R GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications. A sub-system of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), it is us ...

and

ETCS The European Train Control System (ETCS) is the signalling and control component of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). It is a replacement for legacy train protection systems and designed to replace the many incompatible s ...

level 2 systems.

References

External links

Official site
(in English)
Pesa Elf test ride
{{DEFAULTSORT:Test Track Centre near Zmigrod Railway test tracks Trzebnica County Buildings and structures in Greater Poland Voivodeship