Alstom attempts to set new distance record with hydrogen-powered train

French manufacturer Alstom was attempting to set a new distance record with its CoradiaiLint hydrogen-powered train. The train started from the state of Lower Saxony in the north of Germany and was heading towards Bavaria in the south.

The goal was to achieve a range of 1,000 kilometres on a single tank of hydrogen, according to Alstom on Thursday. The new hydrogen trains are designed to cover approximately that distance.

“I am on the train and can confirm first hand that the journey has gone very well so far,” Joern Bischoff, External Communications Director Germany at Alstom, told Xinhua on Thursday.