16 ноя 2022 г. - (GERMANY) Frankfurt’s RMV presents first fuel cell train (iLint), with 26 more on the way

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From December, the first vehicles of the 27-strong Coradia iLint fleet ordered from Alstom will start in the Taunus network and will initially be used on the RB15 route. The other vehicles will be delivered by spring 2023 and gradually put into operation.

The Taunus network comprises four routes, some of which have not yet been electrified: RB11: Frankfurt-Höchst – Bad Soden; RB12: Frankfurt – Koenigstein; RB15: Frankfurt – Brandoberndorf; and RB16: Bad Homburg - Friedberg.

The lines are operated by Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland. The 100% DB subsidiary prevailed in a Europe-wide tender and replaced the Hessian State Railway (HLB). To ensure operation in the Taunus network until the hydrogen trains are fully delivered, HLB will temporarily continue to operate lines RB11 and RB16 until the end of April.

The vehicles were procured from the vehicle management region Frankfurt RheinMain (fahma), a 100% subsidiary of RMV. The project volume is around €500 million over 25 years for vehicle procurement, maintenance, and operation.

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