Alstom is delighted with the new record achieved by the Coradia iLint. His hydrogen fuel cell train traveled 1,175 kilometers without refueling.
A little Marseille-Saint-Malo aboard a hydrogen train, anyone? In any case, this is a journey that is in line with the very promising Coradia iLint. The world’s first passenger train to run on a hydrogen fuel cell managed to cover the impressive distance of 1,175 kilometers without stopping, connecting Bremervörde to Munich in Germany on Friday.
Alstom, this pioneer of hydrogen rail transport
Alstom proved on a large scale the efficiency of the Coradia iLint on the occasion of this long trip to Germany, by emitting only water vapour, and this, in a very discreet way, the train having circulated with a noise level of lower. For once, the French company had joined forces with Linde, an Irish company specializing in engineering and gas, to supply the train with hydrogen.
” Thanks to this trip, we have once again proved that our hydrogen trains have all the characteristics required to replace diesel trains. “, rejoiced the chairman and CEO of Alstom, Henri Poupart-Lafarge.
It must be said that by crossing Germany, from Lower Saxony to Bavaria via Hesse, Alstom, which became the first company to introduce hydrogen, confirms its status as a pioneer in the introduction hydrogen in rail transport.
A popular hydrogen train
The Coradia iLnt, a zero-emission train, produces the energy necessary for its propulsion thanks to its hydrogen fuel cell. Silent, as we said, it only emits water vapor and condensation. Several innovations characterize it, such as the storage of energy in batteries, the conversion into clean energy and the intelligent management of the driving force and the available energy.
This hydrogen passenger train, which can be used on non-electrified lines, can travel at speeds ranging from 80 to 120 km/h. It is even possible for him to wait for 140 km/h.
Alstom has already signed several major contracts around sustainable mobility. The company will supply 14 Coradia iLint trains to the German railway company LNVG (which serves Lower Saxony), and 27 trains for the Frankfurt region. In Italy, the company will manufacture six Coradia Stream hydrogen trains (which can run at up to 200 km/h) for Lombardy.
Source : Press release
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