Germany launches world's first hydrogen-powered train
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#3YYXQ)
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.
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