Correct Answer : Option (B) - China
China's CRRC Corporation Ltd. recently unveiled its first hydrogen urban train, which happens to be Asia's first hydrogen train.
The hydrogen train gets a top speed of 160 km/h, and the operational range without refueling is 600 km (the record of 1175 km has been set this September by Coradia iLint serial train of Alstom in Germany).
On the other hand, India is also moving fast to make its first-ever indigenous Hydrogen trains. As per various statements given by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, India will most likely get its first hydrogen train by 2023.
Chinese Hydrogen Train: A Look
The Hydrogen train was developed on the basis of the Fuxing high-speed platform and includes 4 cars with it. CRRC also introduced such a shunting locomotive in 2021, and hydrogen trams were produced earlier in the mid-2010s.
The train will also get
Digital solutions from the
CRRC including GoA2 automation, component monitoring sensors and
5G data transmission equipment. It is expected that the operation of the train will reduce
CO2 emissions compared to diesel traction by
10 tons per year..
Source : Zee News
