Deutsche Bahn & Siemens Mobility developing green hydrogen powered train engines

In a significant development, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have started developing hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains as well as filling station; trials for the same will commence in 2024. In time these will replace diesel powered train engines on Germany’s local rail networks. A prototype, which will be built by Siemens, will be based on…

Alstom and Siemens place their high-speed train technology on the table: sources

The merger has promise since it could create a Franco-German rail company that will be in a better position to compete with China. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Alstom and Siemens have offered to divest one of their high-speed train technology in order to address EU antitrust concerns about their merger…

HyperloopTT to build hyperloop tracks in Abu Dhabi in 2019

The development is a follow up on a 2016 agreement wherein HyperloopTT had signed up for a feasibility study with Abu Dhabi’s municipal affairs and transport department for the futuristic mass transit system. On Wednesday, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) stated, it plans on building an ultra-fast hyperloop track in Abu Dhabi in the third quarter…