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2019
May 21
The overall value of the contract is estimated at EUR 500 million. Starting from the timetable change in 2022, the hydrogen powered trainsets are expected to replace DMUs on four regional railway lines in the German Taunus region:
RB11: Frankfurt-Höchst - Bad Soden;
RB12: Frankfurt – Königstein;
RB15: Frankfurt – Bad Homburg – Brandoberndorf;
RB16: Friedrichsdorf – Friedberg.
In addition to the trains, the order also includes the supply of hydrogen, maintenance and the provision of reserve capacities for the next 25 years. The latter is offered in cooperation with Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, with the filling station being located on the premises of the Höchst industrial park.
*Fahrzeugmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain (Fahma) is a subsidiary of the public transportation authority of the Rhein-Main area (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund - RMV) responsible for the rolling stock.
2022
March 8
2022
November
Sources: https://railcolornews.com/2022/12/09/de-official-presentation-of-the-fuel-cell-ilint-for-rmv/
2022
December
Over two months of public transport chaos have followed, with transit agency RMV resorting to previous operator HLB and replacement bus services. The units that have made it into service have suffered under a permit from the Technical Inspection Association (TÜV) that requires Hydrogen tanks to be at least 1/3 full at all times, as well as various other malfunctions.
2023
February
2023
August
Sources: https://www.taunus-nachrichten.de/koenigstein/nachrichten/koenigstein/zugausfaelle-bahnstreckemit-rb-12-id147748.html, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstom_Coradia_LINT#iLint
2024
November
The current situation:
RB 11 Bad Soden - Sulzbach - Frankfurt/Höchst (- Kelkheim): currently cancelled due to construction work;
RB 12 Königstein - Kelkheim - Frankfurt/Höchst - Frankfurt Hbf: the Coradia iLint remain;
RB 15 Brandoberndorf - Usingen (- Friedrichsdorf) - Frankfurt Hbf: diesel trains will arrive to replace Coradia iLint in 2025;
RB 16 Friedberg - Friedrichsdorf (- Bad Homburg): diesel trains have already taken over.
Automatic translation. Original text in: EN - show original / Sources: https://railcolornews.com/2024/11/18/passenger-two-year-taunus-tragedy-more-diesel-trains-arrive-to-replace-problematic-hydrogen-ilints/
2025
October
Currently, some hydrogen trains are operational on the RB15 line, while others continue to run on the RB12 line.
Alstom has incurred expenses related to all repairs necessary for the fleet, in addition to the costs associated with running bus replacement services and diesel replacements. Furthermore, RMV has reduced payments to Alstom for maintenance of the fuel-cell trains. The specific financial impact of these costs on Alstom has not been disclosed.
2025
November 26
However, the spokesperson emphasizes that the IPCEI projects in Italy and their associated funding remain fully intact. Alstom will continue to support these contracts as planned, including maintenance agreements for the Coradia iLint. In France, the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Occitanie, Grand Est, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions have ordered 12 hydrogen-powered Régiolis trains, developed in cooperation with CAF. This deal, along with orders for the Coradia Stream H design from South East Railway and the North Milan Railway (FNM) in Italy, remains unaffected. FNM has awarded Alstom a framework contract to supply up to 14 hydrogen trains. Additionally, contracts for the supply and maintenance of Coradia iLint hydrogen trains for German regions continue to be unaffected.
Sources: https://www.railjournal.com/technology/alstom-shelves-hydrogen-development/
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