https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coradia-ilint-hydrogen-trains/
"(CNN) — The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here —
and it's Germany that's leading the charge, with the first ever rail line to be
entirely run on hydrogen-powered trains, starting from Wednesday.
Fourteen hydrogen trains powered by fuel cell propulsion will exclusively run
on the route in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony. The 93 million euro ($92.3 million)
deal has been struck by state subsidiary Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft
Niedersachsen (LVNG), the owners of the railway, and Alstom, builders of the
Coradia iLint trains. The Elbe-Weser Railways and Transport Company (EVB),
which will operate the trains, and gas and engineering company Linde, are also
part of the project.
The trains, five of which which debut Wednesday, will gradually replace the 15
diesel trains that currently run on the route, with all 14 running exclusively
by the end of the year. Just 1 kilo of hydrogen fuel can do the same as around
4.5 kilos of diesel.
The trains are emissions-free and low-noise, with only steam and condensed
water issuing from the exhaust. They have a range of 1,000 kilometers (621
miles), meaning they can run for an entire day on the network on a single tank
of hydrogen. A hydrogen filling station has already been established on the
route. The trains can go at a maximum of 140 kph, or 87mph, though regular
speeds on the line are much less, between 80-120 kph."
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