Alstom to develop fuel cell emission-free trains

Posted on 20 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown
The new emission-free trains will be based on the Alstom Coradia platform which is currently used by various operators and manufactured by Alstom in Salzgitter - image courtesy of Alstom

Alstom representatives and Helmut Riegger, the District Administrator of Calw in Germany, have signed a letter of intent for the planned use of new fuel cell drive emission-free trains on the Hermann-Hesse railway line.

The agreement will see Alstom begin to develop a fuel cell emission-free train to replace diesel locomotives in the Black Forest region of Germany. “The new trains for Hermann-Hesse railway line will be completely emission-free. In times of increasing energy costs and higher level of pollution, the development of this technology is essential. Alstom is…

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