A hydrogen fuel-powered passenger train set a Guinness World Record for distance traveled on a test track in March. The trains, from Swiss manufacturer Stadler, are slated to go into use in San Bernardino County, Calif.

A hydrogen fuel-powered passenger train set a Guinness World Record for distance traveled on a test track in March. The trains, from Swiss manufacturer Stadler, are slated to go into use in San Bernardino County, Calif.

  • Icanbob@techhub.social
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    6 months ago

    @Hypx@fedia.io Also it is easy to add a fuel tender to a train, much as they did back in the coal stream days.

  • onlinepersona@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    I wonder what kind of rules are set to consider these kinds of records. Because if you make 90% of the train a tank, then sure, it’ll serve well to beat a record, but not carry passengers. And if it’s not to carry passengers, then as a freight train, how much can it pull and for how long?

    • Hypx@fedia.ioOPM
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      6 months ago

      The two-car FLIRT-H2 can seat 108 passengers over two cars with a power pack in the middle.

      It’s also a train, so you can easily add more carts.