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"Germany Launches World's First Hydrogen-Powered Train" [1]

"Two trains built by the French train maker Alstom are now operating on a 62 mile stretch of line in northern Germany"

"Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology.

Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, on Monday began running a 62 mile (100km) route between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany – a stretch normally plied by diesel trains.

“The world’s first hydrogen train is entering into commercial service and is ready for serial production,” Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge said at an unveiling ceremony in Bremervoerde, the station where the trains will be refuelled with hydrogen."

Agence France-Presse had the story September 17, 2018. [2]

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Source: Guardian [2], 09/18/2018
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/germany-launches-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-train [2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/17/germany-launches-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-train [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81