Alstom SA’s hydrogen passenger train received licensing in Germany this week, kicking off a drive by Europe’s biggest economy to phase out high-polluting diesel in regional transport.
Germany’s state of Lower Saxony ordered 14 of Alstom’s Coradia iLint models, according to the the Saint-Ouen, France-based company’s website. The trains can carry 300 passengers, reach speeds of as much as 140 kilometers (87 miles) an hour and cover nearly 500 miles on a full tank of hydrogen.
Alstom has provisional orders for another 39 trains from three other German states, while the U.K, Denmark, and the Netherlands also ...
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