From 2021, diesel trains running between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany, will be replaced by the world's first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The new trains, which are expected to cost around €1 billion, have been designed with a range of up to 300 kilometers (250 miles) per charge. The trains will be built by France’s Alstom at its site in Salzgitter to replace diesel trains running between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude. German 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 (621 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km/h.
From 2021, diesel trains running between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany, will be replaced by the world's first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The new trains, which are expected to cost around €1 billion, have been designed with a range of up to 300 kilometers (250 miles) per charge. German 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 (621 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km/h.