Zillertalbahn Orders Stadler Hydrogen-Powered Trains
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the International Railway Journal.
This is the first paragraph.
Austria’s narrow-gauge Zillertalbahn announced on May 15 that Stadler is the successful bidder for a €80m contract to supply five hydrogen fuel cell multiple-units.
The Zillertal Railway is in the Tyrol district of Austria and has a gauge of 760 mm.
It looks like Stadler are supplying another market, that is rather special.
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There’s been no progress with this project, which is mired in controversy over costs. Originally they went for hydrogen because of opposition to OLE equipment spoiling the scenery, but OLE would be cheaper over the 30 year life-span of the trains, and the project has become a political football with the various political parties taking opposite views. Now I see Stadler has had to ‘clarify’ its position after its Sales Director admitted was hydrogen was more expensive https://energynews.biz/stadler-stands-by-hydrogen-train-initiative-amid-debates/
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