From 2021 , diesel trains running between Alstom , Lower Saxony and Buxtehude in Lower Saxony , Germany , will be replaced by the world's first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The trains, named Coradia iLint, can cover up to 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) with one tank of hydrogen, and can reach a maximum speed of up to 140 kilometres per hour. The agreement with Lower Saxony ’s local transport authority will make use of a fleet of 14 trains built by French company Alstom at its Buxtehude site. French industrial gas firm Linde will supply the hydrogen filling stations. According to Alstom , the trains, which will be named Coradia iLint , can travel for 1,000 km ( 140 km ) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km /h.
From 2021 , diesel trains running between Alstom , Lower Saxony and Buxtehude in Lower Saxony , Germany , will be replaced by the world's first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The agreement with Lower Saxony ’s local transport authority will make use of a fleet of 14 trains built by French company Alstom at its Buxtehude site. French industrial gas firm Linde will supply the hydrogen filling stations. According to Alstom , the trains, which will be named Coradia iLint , can travel for 1,000 km ( 140 km ) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km /h.