Few weeks ago, the first hydrogen train took passengers for a ride in UK and shown that it can haul up to 4 tonnes for 2.7 kilometers. The locomotive stores hydrogen in a tank that can hold over 5000 litres at low pressure, but it could carry two more tanks to increase its range.
Built by a team led by Stuart Hillmansen from the University of Birmingham, UK, for a competition, the hybrid design uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power electric motors and charge batteries similar to those used in cars. The batteries help keep the train going while it is accelerating, which requires more power than when it's coasting along.
The team is marketing the sytem now and already quoted that the power system used in the locomotive costs £ 5500 and believes that it would work best on the non-electrified routes. Close related successful projects are hydrogen powered robot jellyfish and hydrogen powered city car.
ref:newscienist
That's fresh!! Which century e go enter naija
well, i think with this kind of technology, it suits most African countries ...
this can land in Africa sonner !!