Germany: The Swiss manufacturer has unveiled the new vehicle in August, and now visitors to InnoTrans 2024 can see it. A single-car railbus has been designed to replace diesel vehicles on non-electrified European routes with low traffic.
Stadler has developed another hydrogen vehicle, the FLIRT H2, which is due to enter service in the USA at the end of the year. The RS Zero differs in that it is powered by internal combustion engines from the German producer Deutz instead of the more traditional fuel cells.
The TCG 7.8 H2 internal combustion engine. Source: Deutz
The RS Zero railbus from Stadler at InnoTrans 2024. Source: Stadler
According to Deutz, the TCG 7.8 H2 six-cylinder inline engine has an output of 200 kW and is road-approved in Germany. Two of these engines are supposed to be used at the ends of the RS Zero.
Rolling stock using hydrogen or ammonia internal combustion engines is developed in Australia, Ireland, Namibia, Japan and Spain.
