The first hydrogen trains in France soon on the rails
SNCF has ordered the first hydrogen trains from Alstom on behalf of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est and Occitanie regions.
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Launched in Germany, the hydrogen train is becoming a concrete project in France.
SNCF has ordered 12 hydrogen trains from Alstom on behalf of four regions.
The revolution in rail mobility is underway.
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According to the manufacturer Alstom, this order for 12 hydrogen trains is a first and a "
historic step in sustainable mobility
".
After the Corail and TGV electric trains, here is the Régiolis for the SNCF and Coradia Polyvalent for Alstom.
This new two-mode train, without polluting emissions, runs on hydrogen and electricity.
With a range of 600 kilometers, it produces electricity while driving thanks to a fuel cell powered by a hydrogen tank.
And when it rolls on an electrified track, it can disengage and go under catenary.
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To listen: Hydrogen plan: "
A simple and completely virtuous process
"
First tests at the end of 2023
Ordered for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est and Occitanie regions, for an amount of 190 million euros, these 72-meter-long trains made up of 4 cars with 218 seats will be put into service. in 2025. The first tests are expected at the end of 2023.
This new order confirms Alstom's supremacy in the hydrogen train.
A pioneer in this technology developed in its Tarbes factory, its first prototypes have been circulating in Germany since 2018.
Today, Alstom has moved on to the industrial stage with currently 41 orders for its hydrogen train.
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See also: France: a 7 billion euro plan for national hydrogen production
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