Swiss rolling inventory producer Stadler has entered its hydrogen-powered locomotive into the Guinness World Data for a 2,800km unbroken journey.
It set the report for the longest journey ever accomplished by a hydrogen practice designed for passenger use, with out refuelling or recharging.
Stadler’s FLIRT H2 is the hydrogen-powered mannequin of its in style commuter trainset, the FLIRT collection, and broke the report because it accomplished its testing interval.
The report try was made at Stadler’s check monitor in Pueblo, in Colorado, in a single day from the 20-22 March 2024 with the assistance of ENSCO engineers.
The record-breaking check ran for a complete of 46 hours, finishing 2,803km (1,741.7 miles), on a single tank of gasoline.
“With the continual growth of revolutionary applied sciences, Stadler is persistently specializing in the way forward for rail transport with various drive methods,” the producer’s US CEO Martin Ritter stated.
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“Through the use of hydrogen as an vitality supply, we’re making an lively contribution to environmental safety and shaping the sustainable and emission-free journey of tomorrow,” he added.
The FLIRT H2 is being examined within the US earlier than deployment with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) in California.
The SBCTA trains encompass two passenger-bearing carriages, and a center “energy pack” containing hydrogen tanks and gasoline cells which remodel the component into electrical energy. This energy is then fed to a traction battery and the practice’s drive system.
A second California contract with Caltrans, the state’s transport authority, will see Stadler ship an additional 10 models for longer routes.
Exterior of the US, Stadler has 15 orders on its e-book for the hydrogen trains in Europe, with at the least two Italian working corporations setting sights on the H2.
