The first mainline testing of a hydrogen-fuelled train in the UK is one of two dozen projects being funded by the Department for Transport’s £7.8m ($9.9m) First of a Kind (FOAK) competition.
The HydroFLEX Project is a groundbreaking partnership between the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education and railway rolling stock company, Porterbrook.
Its aim is to demonstrate how hydrogen could be deployed across the rail network to offer a cleaner alternative to current diesel trains.
A full-scale prototype of the HydroFLEX train will be launched at Rail Live next week (19th/20th June) at Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Warwickshire.
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