Alstom, ENGIE announce renewable hydrogen refuelling and logistics partnership
Alstom and ENGIE have agreed on a partnership that will see the two companies work on fuel cell drive trains for electric locomotives and the accompanying hydrogen production and distribution, respectively. The tie-up will target the...Read more
Linsinger presents first hydrogen milling train for emission-free track maintenance
Austrian company Linsinger has developed the world’s first hydrogen-powered milling train. The Rail Milling Train MG11 Hydrogen can be used for maintenance of the tracks of metros and trams. It was presented in a virtual...Read more
Ferrovie Nord Milono will operate Italy’s first hydrogen trains
Railway operator Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM) has come to an agreement with Alstom for the delivery of six hydrogen trains. These trains will run on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line in Lombardy, in the north of Italy....Read more
EU-funding to help develop a hydrogen-powered train
The European Commission will start negotiations for a grant agreement value of 10 million euros towards the development of a hydrogen-powered train prototype. The FCH2RAIL project will be carried out by a consortium led by...Read more
Starting signal for world’s second hydrogen filling station for passenger trains in Germany
Train builder Alstom, German traffic association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and industrial zone operator Infraserv Höchst are working together on the construction of a hydrogen filling station for passenger trains. It will be the second hydrogen filling...Read more
Hydrogen trains will replace diesel units in Groningen
The Dutch province of Groningen will deploy hydrogen trains on its tracks in the year 2024. The Wunderline to Germany is one of the tracks on which the train can be deployed. A feasibility study...Read more
First British hydrogen train debuts in Warwickshire
HydroFLEX, first Britain’s hydrogen-powered train, has debuted in Warwickshire. It performed a maiden trip on Wednesday, 30 September. The Department for Transport expects that this kind of innovative trains will regularly run on the UK’s...Read more
Austrian Federal Railways starts test with hydrogen train for passenger service
Starting this week, the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB deploys the hydrogen train Coradia iLint in regular passenger service around Vienna, testing the train for the next three months. The current diesel trains on the regional...Read more
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
Scotland will decarbonise its railways by 2045
Scotland, the constituent unit of the United Kingdom, will reach zero emission by 2045. To this end, the country’s government plans to decarbonise the railway network. Within this policy, it has scheduled massive improvements of...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
New boost for British hydrogen train programme
The British hydrogen train programme received a new financial impetus. Eversholt Rail and Alstom will jointly invest an additional 1.1 million euros in the project. Britain’s first hydrogen train nicknamed as the Breeze is expected...Read more
Over 400 battery trains could be introduced in UK
Two-thirds of the UK’s railway network is non-electrified. This creates great promise and demand for battery-powered trains. Hitachi Rail has estimated the potential of the British market at the level of more than 400 vehicles...Read more