{"id":8622,"date":"2020-09-13T22:38:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T03:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8622"},"modified":"2020-09-13T22:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T03:38:31","slug":"alstom-hydrogen-train-enters-regular-passenger-service-in-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8622","title":{"rendered":"Alstom Hydrogen Train Enters Regular Passenger Service in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Vienna, a new era in passenger rail starts today. Until the end of November, a hydrogen train will run for the first time in regular passenger service for \u00d6BB, the Austrian Federal Railways. The Coradia iLint, built by Alstom in Salzgitter, Germany, uses on-board fuel cells to convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, thus reducing operating emissions to zero. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following successful test operation in Northern Germany between 2018 and 2020, the Coradia iLint train will now demonstrate its worth in Austria over three months during which it will transport passengers on geographically challenging routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith its use in regular passenger operations for \u00d6BB, our innovation train Coradia iLint has reached the next milestone,\u201d said Dr. J\u00f6rg Nikutta, Alstom’s CEO in Germany and Austria, at the launch event in Vienna. \u201cThe train\u2019s emission-free drive technology offers a climate-friendly alternative to conventional diesel trains, especially on non-electrified lines. I am particularly pleased that \u00d6BB, a strong and long-term partner in the European mobility market, is convinced of our technology and its advantages.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe clearly see ourselves as pioneers in testing hydrogen technology on rail. As the largest climate protection company in Austria, we are actively shaping the mobility of the future with technological alternatives,” emphasizes Andreas Matth\u00e4, CEO of \u00d6BB-Holding AG on the occasion of the premiere of the hydrogen train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The operational success of Alstom’s fuel cell train started in September 2018, when two pre-series vehicles began regular passenger service in Lower Saxony, Germany. After 1.5 years of trial operation and more than 180,000 kilometres covered, the way was cleared for the delivery of 14 series trains beginning in 2022. Now, the Austrian \u00d6BB will test the Coradia iLint on regional railway lines in the country\u2019s south, where they could replace diesel trains. Passengers can look forward to a low-noise train with a top speed of 140 km\/h and zero emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wasserstoff-Zug\rCopyright: \u00d6BB\/Marek Knopp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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