Trains do not exhaust gas, only steam

Germany has launched the world's first emission-free vehicle and it now has many expectations that it will change the future of the railway industry and become more environmentally friendly.

On 10/10/2017, Alstom launched Coradia iLint at a factory in northern Germany. Coradia iLint moves thanks to its enormous power, which receives energy from the hydrogen fuel tank placed on top of the ship.

Coradia iLint. Photo: Alstom.

The Independent newspaper reported that hydrogen, when combined with oxygen, generates a large source of energy with the only byproduct of water.

Coradia iLint can travel more than 800km in a day and reach speeds of 140km / h while not causing much noise.

Alstom has signed an agreement to supply 14 Coradia iLint vessels to the German state of Niedersachsen. As of December 2021, Coradia iLints will replace diesel trains on routes in northwestern Germany, from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven, Bremervörde and Buxtehude.

The Cornich iLint Hydrogen Refueling Station is expected to be located in Bremervörde and costs about € 10 million. This price is still "light" than the train project.

The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway also show interest in Coradia iLint.

It is known that NASA has used liquid hydrogen to launch rockets since the 1970s.

Here is an introduction video of Coradia iLint: