In the United Arab Emirates, Construction Week Middle East reported that Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) announced the launch of hydrogen train tests in the kingdom, following the signing of an agreement with French company Alstom.
The company will conduct operational tests and studies necessary to prepare this type of train to fit the kingdom’s environment, in preparation for its future entry into service, and in compliance with the memorandum of understandin signed by the Ministry of Energy and SAR in 2022.
According to SAR, the trials started in October and the trains are the first to be used in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Minister of Transportation and Logistics and SAR Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saleh Al Jasser, said that the initiative is part of the objectives of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy.
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