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June 10, 2020 | News

Hyundai Rotem to enter hydrogen train market

HYUNDAI Rotem has announced plans to enter the hydrogen infrastructure sector and to supply hydrogen-powered railway vehicles, with development of a hydrogen-powered LRV currently underway.

June 5, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom and Snam partner to introduce hydrogen trains in Italy

ALSTOM has signed a five-year agreement with energy infrastructure company Snam to develop hydrogen trains in Italy.

April 2, 2020 | Locomotives

Do hydrogen and battery trains mean the end for diesel traction?

European passenger operators are steadily embracing alternative traction based on batteries or hydrogen as a means of eliminating the use of diesel engines. But are the days of diesel numbered? Or is the technology set to evolve? Kevin Smith investigates.

March 9, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom completes iLint tests in the Netherlands

ALSTOM has completed 10 days of testing with its iLint hydrogen-powered multiple unit on the 65km Groningen - Leeuwarden line in the Netherlands, with operation comparable with the regional DMUs currently used on the line.

March 2, 2020 | Fleet

Austria to test hydrogen traction

ALSTOM has won a tender from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), which called for the hire of two hydrogen-powered multiple units. This follows the use of an iLint by ÖBB for a short test run in December 2019.

February 27, 2020 | Fleet

Hydrogen operation tested in the Netherlands

RAIL Adventure has delivered a two-car Alstom iLint hydrogen-powered train to Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, ahead of tests on the non-electrified line between Leeuwarden and Groningen, the first such trials in the country.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

RSSB appoints Arup to study introduction of hydrogen trains in Britain

BRITAIN’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed global engineering consultancy Arup to develop a ‘route map to enter service’ for hydrogen-powered trains on Britain’s mainline network.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom iLint to be tested in the Netherlands

ALSTOM’s hydrogen fuel cell train, iLint, will be tested in the Netherlands following an agreement reached during a climate summit in the north of the country.

June 26, 2019 | News

SNCF aims for zero emissions by 2035

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has announced a plan to eliminate emissions - both greenhouse gases and particulates - by 2035 as part of its contribution to achieving France’s zero net emissions target in 2050. This is despite a 20% forecast increase in passenger and freight traffic in France by 2050.

June 20, 2019 | Fleet

British hydrogen train prototype approved for mainline testing

PORTERBROOK and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) announced on June 20 that Britain’s first hydrogen train, HydroFlex, has received approval for mainline testing following a successful proof-of-concept.

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