22 lugl 2022 anni - (ROMANIA) The Romanian Transport Ministry endorsed the procurement of 12 hydrogen trains

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The Romanian Transport Ministry endorsed the procurement of twelve hydrogen trains on Wednesday. The trains will be financed by the country’s recovery and resilience plan, with funding from the EU.

Secretary of State in the Romanian Ministry of Transport Irinel Scriosteanu announced the approval on social media. The pilot project, implemented by the Railway Reform Authority, calls for the purchase 12 vehicles with 160 seats each. The total cost of 973 million euros also includes the realisation by the future train supplier of the associated hydrogen fuelling facilities, plus 30 years’ worth of train maintenance.

The trains will run on non-electrified routes such as from Bucharest Central Station to Bucharest Airport (every half hour) and on routes from the north of Bucharest City and Ilfov County to the neighbouring counties of Argeș, Dâmbovița and Giurgiu. “Thanks to the reliability of the new vehicles”, the trains will also reach Olt and Dolj counties, Scriosteanu said.

The Transport Secretary included a picture of an Alstom hydrogen train running in Austria on his socials, but a supplier has not been announced yet. A market consultation for the hydrogen trains was launched in March this year. The Romanian Railway Authority did sign with Alstom for the delivery of 20 Coradia Stream trains for operations on electrified lines, which marked the rolling stock manufacturer’s first contract in Romania.

https://www.railtech.com/rolling-stock/2022/07/22/romania-approves-plan-to-purchase-hydrogen-trains/

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