A Stadler FLIRT H2 has set a new world record that the Guinness World Records organisation has recognised by travelling 1,741.7 miles without refuelling or recharging.
The remarkable distance has been recorded as the longest distance achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train.Stadler launched the FLIRT H2 at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin.
Once the testing programme was nearing completion, Stadler decided to prove the FLIRT’s reliability and capability.
The Guinness World Records adjudication team was invited to observe the FLIRT attempting to set a record for a hydrogen-powered train without the need to refuel or recharge.
The world record attempt took place last Wednesday, 20 March 20, 2024. A team of engineers from Stadler and the ENSCO Transportation Technology Center in Colorado.
The record attempt was made at the ENSCO test center in Pueblo, Colorado, where the FLIRT H2 had undergone its type test approval. As part of the world record, detailed records were kept during and after the attempt to ensure that precise and transparent evidence was recorded.
Second World Record for Stadler
This is Stadler’s second Guinness World Records title, as in December 2021, a FLIRT Akku train travelled 224 kilometres in Germany to set the world record for the longest journey with a battery multiple unit in pure battery mode.
