Transport

Indian Railways will spend $335m on 35 new hydrogen trains — making it the world’s biggest H2 rail operator

State railway firm to spend $9.7m per train across narrow-gauge ‘heritage’ routes — giving it more than twice as many hydrogen locomotives as the next largest operator in Germany

A diesel locomotive on the famous Darjeeling-Himalayan narrow-gauge railway, which could be replaced by a hydrogen-powered model under new plans.
A diesel locomotive on the famous Darjeeling-Himalayan narrow-gauge railway, which could be replaced by a hydrogen-powered model under new plans.Photo: NurPhoto/Getty
  • Rachel Parkes
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Published 6 February 2023, 13:44Updated 6 February 2023, 13:44