AUSTRIA: Linsinger has unveiled what it says is the first hydrogen fuel cell powered rail milling train, its MG11 H2 which is expected to be available by mid-2021.
The company said the machine — developed by its R&D department in a multi-year programme — represented an important contribution towards efforts to become climate neutral, building on clean milling technology which does not produce sparks and collects by-products for recycling.
The MG11 H2 is based on Linsinger’s MG11 rail milling train. This was developed for tunnels with restricted clearances and short working windows, and is equipped with electric drive and milling technology which facilitated the conversion to hydrogen power.
The MG11 H2 offers the same performance as a combustion engine equivalent, and it can work more than one full shift, including travelling to and from the work site, with one tank of hydrogen fuel.
Linsinger said the technology is scalable to all the milling machine types in its portfolio.
‘It is more important than ever to send a positive signal and to look ahead’, said CEO Günter Holleis at the virtual launch event for the machine. ‘My vision for 2030 is a hydrogen powered rail sector to support the goal of climate neutral mobility.’
