From 2021 , diesel trains running between Cuxhaven , Bremen , Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in Lower Saxony , Germany , will be replaced by the world 's first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells . 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. 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 Salzgitter site . German industrial gas firm Linde will supply the hydrogen filling stations . According to Alstom , the trains , which will be named Coradia iLint , will travel for 1000 km ( 620 miles ) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km / h .
From 2021 , diesel trains running between Cuxhaven , Bremen , Bremervoerde 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 Salzgitter site . German industrial gas firm Linde will supply the hydrogen filling stations . According to Alstom , the trains , which will be named Coradia iLint , will travel for 1000 km ( 620 miles ) on a single tank of hydrogen and have a top speed of 140 km / h .