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Swiss company Stadler Rail wins first European order for hydrogen trains (www.swissinfo.ch)

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The train manufacturer signed an agreement on Thursday with two Italian railway operators to supply a total of 25 hydrogen-powered trains.

Stadler Rail secured contracts with Azienda regionale sarda trasporti (Arst) and Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) for the development, production, delivery and maintenance of 10 and 15 hydrogen-powered FLIRT H2 trains respectively.

Although the value of the order has not been disclosed, the Swiss-based company shared that the two projects are being financed under the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). These funds are available to EU member states to prepare and invest in green and digital transitions.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think in Germany they did some tests with hydrogen trains and came to the conclusion that catenary electrification is cheaper in the long run and also more efficient, so greener.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Interesting. Do you know, if they added the creation and maintenance into the the calculation of the catenary lines?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So I was a bit wrong, they didn't come to the conclusion that full electrification was cheaper, but that battery trains with catenary islands are cheaper to operate than hydrogen. If they really added everything to the calculation I can't really say, but I hope so.

https://www.lnvg.de/lnvg/pressemitteilungen/artikel/102-neue-akku-triebzuege-fuer-niedersachsen-lnvg-bereitet-ausschreibung-noch-fuer-2023-vor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for looking it up, i appreciate it. As i understand it the main discussion is about the price and not which of them are greener. But i see the versatility of rechargeable batteries - you don't need to have contact wires everywhere.

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