Japan's railway company to run world's first fuel-cell trains

Tokyo - East Japan Railway Co. will complete the world's first fuel-cell-powered trains and conduct a test run in July, the company said Wednesday. The fuel cells, which generate power from a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, will help reduce environmental pollution compared to the existing electric and diesel engines, the company said. The new power source will also help improve scenery when Japan's web of railroads drops electric-power lines. The fuel-cell trains will maintain the same current speed at about 100 kilometres per hour, but the railway company is still developing a system capable of long-distance travel. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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