First hydrogen-powered train hits the tracks in Germany

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1378045


  • A side view of the hydrogen-powered train. These two trains belong to a rail system that will serve 2 million passengers a year.

  • Seeing the train from head-on is best when the train has come to a complete stop.


    René Frampe, Alstrom

  • Reporters gathered to see what is likely the first such locomotive in the world.


    René Frampe, Alstrom


  • René Frampe

French train-building company Alstom built two hydrogen-powered trains and delivered them to Germany last weekend, where they’ll zoom along a 62-mile stretch of track that runs from the northern cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervörde, and Buxtehude. The new trains replace their diesel-powered counterparts and are the first of their kind, but they are likely not the last. Alstom is contracted to deliver 14 more hydrogen-powered trains, called Coradia iLint trains, before 2021.

via Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com

September 20, 2018 at 05:35AM

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