Deutsche Bahn to become carbon neutral by 2050
German national railway operator Deutsche Bahn is planning to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To this end, it will totally convert its traction energy that will be generated from renewable sources. In terms of rolling...Read more
World’s first filling station for hydrogen trains will be in Germany
Global engineering company Linde will construct the world’s first motionless filling station for hydrogen trains. It will appear close to Bremervörde railway station in the German state of Lower Saxony. The filling station will be...Read more
Alstom develops hydrogen train for Italy
After successful tests in Germany and the Netherlands, Alstom plans to develop a hydrogen-powered train for Italy. To this end, the French manufacturer has joined forces with Snam, a major Italian energy infrastructure company. In...Read more
Future of mobility: what is known about hydrogen trains in Germany
For a year and a half, the passengers in Lower Saxony were able to travel the hydrogen-powered trains. Two Alstom-made Coradia iLint vehicles have proved their efficiency for regional routes. Germany as the first country...Read moreEurope to launch Hydrogen Alliance
The European Commission plans to launch the Hydrogen Alliance. It will join forces of all stakeholders for further development of the low-carbon fuel and the related technologies necessary, among other things, for the hydrogen-powered vehicles....Read more
Report from a night-time trial on a hydrogen train
On Saturday, 7 March, a Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered train was shown to the press and public in Groningen. Every night until 14 March, ProRail, Arriva, Alstom and Dekra Rail are conducting trials with this sustainable...Read more
Hydrogen train on test tracks in Netherlands
The Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered train has been rolled out on the railway network of the Netherlands. Starting from 27 February, it is performing the overnight test trips on the Groningen – Leeuwarden line. On 7...Read more
More German operators prefer hybrid trains
The German railway market is shifting towards the hybrid trains and locomotives. In a few weeks after DB Cargo had purchased 50 hybrid shunters, another German operator embarked on the same path. Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS),...Read more
First US hydrogen-powered train will be produced by Stadler
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has concluded the first deal for supplying one Flirt hydrogen-powered train to the U.S. The vehicle will be entered service in 2024 in San Bernardino County, California. It will...Read more
Hydrogen-powered train will be tested in Netherlands
For the first time in the Netherlands, Alstom plans to test the Coradia iLint train, the world’s first passenger hydrogen-powered rail vehicle. The two-week trials will be performed on the line between Groningen and Leeuwarden....Read moreLargest order for Coradia hydrogen-powered trains
Fahrzeugmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain (fahma), a rail operator in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, has ordered 27 hydrogen-powered trains of the Coradia iLint type. The vehicles will be delivered by the end of 2022. The...Read more
Alstom’s hydrogen trains enter passenger service in Germany
Alstom’s hydrogen train Coradia iLint rolled into the station for the first time in Bremervörde, Germany, this Sunday. Starting on Monday, two iLints will enter commercial service according to a fixed timetable in Lower Saxony. The...Read more
Germany approves Alstom’s hydrogen train for passenger service
The hydrogen fuel cell CoradiaiLint passenger train from manufacturer Alstom has been approved for commercial operations in Germany. In Berlin, the certificate was officially handed over last week. Germany thus becomes the first country in...Read more