The 2021 European Railway Award was presented to the iLINT project. Resulting from a highly fruitful collaboration between Alstom and the public transport authority of Lower Saxony (LNVG), the Coradia iLINT is the world’s first passenger train for mainline operation powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The project proves that alternative technologies to diesel can offer the same level of performance without generating greenhouse gasses. Is it a shining demonstration that a completely emission-free ...

The COVID-19 crisis showed the rail sector’s resilience - its capacity to help fight the epidemic and assist society in general, despite plummeting passenger and cargo figures. As a resilient, environment-friendly mode, rail should be relied on all the more during the recovery period to get Europe’s economy back on track while continuing to bring down global emissions for the sake of the climate. The European Year of Rail is a timely recognition of the role railways can and should play in ad ...

The 2021 European Railway Award was presented today to the iLINT project – the first commercial operation of fuel-cell-powered passenger trains – for providing a viable emission-free alternative to diesel on non-electrified networks. The Award was bestowed virtually during an online edition of the annual ceremony, marking the rail sector kick-off to the European Year of Rail. Greeted by Alberto Mazzola, CER Executive Director, and Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General, hundreds of parti ...

CER and UNIFE are delighted to announce the programme for the 14th edition of the European Railway Award ceremony taking place online on 25 January 2021 at 14:00: PROGRAMME WELCOME Alberto Mazzola, CER Executive DirectorPhilippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General OPENING SPEECH - The European Year of Rail Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport SPECIAL ACCOLADE – Outstanding political contributor David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONThe ...

As announced, the 14th edition of the award ceremony will take place online on 25 January 2021, marking the start of the European Year of Rail. Here are some of the highlights from the packed programme we have in store for you: - European Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean will deliver a keynote speech, and partake in a high-level roundtable discussion with European Parliament and rail sector representatives Andreas Matthä (CER Chair and CEO of ÖBB) and Henri Poupart-Lafarge (UNIFE Chair ...