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Deutsche Bahn is testing a hydrogen train

Deutsche Bahn is testing a hydrogen train

DrDeutsche Bahn wants to move away from diesel and therefore plans to switch to an entirely new technology. On Friday, Richard Lutz, president of Deutsche Bahn, completed the maiden flight with a new hydrogen train Mireo Plus H and then tested the new filling process with a mobile hydrogen filling station.

The new train, developed by Deutsche Bahn in cooperation with Siemens, has a range of about 1,000 kilometers, and its top speed, according to the company, can reach 160 kilometers per hour. From January, the Mireo Plus H will start its driving test in Baden-Württemberg, and after one year it will travel regularly between Tübingen, Horp and Würzheim.

By 2040, we will be Deutsche Bahn climate neutral. “One of the most important factors here is to say goodbye to diesel,” Lutz said. A single train saves up to 45,000 tons of CO2 over its 30-year service life2 Compared to car trips, Siemens president Roland Bosch added at the premiere of driving on Friday. Hydrogen technology replaces multiple diesel units in regional transportation in the future and thus makes a significant contribution to the phase-out of diesel.

General renewal from 2024 onwards

Deutsche Bahn praises hydrogen trains as a particularly climate-friendly driving technology, because, according to their statements, the trains run on “green hydrogen” without emissions – only water vapor is emitted. The federal government also has high hopes for this technology. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport for a total of 13.74 million euros.