Earlier this month CAF announced that FCH2Rail had received authorization to test its hydrogen fuel cell bi-mode demonstrator train on the Spanish rail network, with the first tests on the “demanding” Canfranc line in the Aragonese Pyrenees already underway.
The FCH2Rail project is being carried out by a consortium of companies formed by CAF, DLR, Toyota, Renfe, Adif, CNH2, IP and Stemmann-Technik. The demonstrator train is based on an existing Renfe commuter train, in which CAF has installed a new power generation system that uses energy from hydrogen fuel cells and batteries.
The FCH2Rail project began in early 2021 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2024.