Siemens Mobility has entered seven Mireo Plus H hydrogen-powered trains into service on the Heidekrautbahn line in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany.
Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn Betriebsgesellschaft (NEB) will operate the trains, which will be powered by locally produced hydrogen and fuel cells, with a reported operating range of up to 1,200km.
With a power capacity of 1.7MW and a top speed of 160km/h, the trains are set to replace diesel units on NEB’s network for a trial period lasting at least two and a half years.
‘Freistaat Bayern’ will replace diesel trains on Bayrische Regiobahn (BRB) from today (December 16), initially operating in the East Agllgäu-Lechfeld network before expanding to the Ammersee-Altmühltal network.