<p>The Indian Railways is likely to invite a tender to procure 35 hydrogen-fuelled trains at a cost of around Rs 3,000 crore.</p>.<p>Several top companies, including BHEL, Hitachi, Siemens, Cummins, Wabtec, and Medha Servo, expressed interest in participating in the project at a recent meeting of railways with manufacturing firms.</p>.<p>In the meeting, the national transporter took input from the industries. Soon tender will be floated, said an official in the railways.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/goods-parcel-trains-to-be-soon-sealed-with-otp-based-digital-locks-to-guard-against-theft-1193602.html" target="_blank">Goods, parcel trains to be soon 'sealed' with OTP-based digital locks to guard against theft</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Heritage routes</strong></p>.<p>The railway plans to use hydrogen-fuelled trains on its heritage routes. Already, as a pilot project, the railways is making one such train at its workshop in Sonipat.</p>.<p>It will be the first prototype hydrogen train, which will likely be operational this year.</p>.<p>Currently, the railway is operating eight heritage trains—the Matheran Hill Railway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway, Kangra Valley, Bilmora Waghai, Mhow Patalpani, Nilgiri Mountain Railways and Marwar-Devgarh. These trains run on steam engines.</p>.<p>The railways plans to convert these trains into green hydrogen-powered trains. This is part of the green initiative, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said earlier.</p>
<p>The Indian Railways is likely to invite a tender to procure 35 hydrogen-fuelled trains at a cost of around Rs 3,000 crore.</p>.<p>Several top companies, including BHEL, Hitachi, Siemens, Cummins, Wabtec, and Medha Servo, expressed interest in participating in the project at a recent meeting of railways with manufacturing firms.</p>.<p>In the meeting, the national transporter took input from the industries. Soon tender will be floated, said an official in the railways.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/goods-parcel-trains-to-be-soon-sealed-with-otp-based-digital-locks-to-guard-against-theft-1193602.html" target="_blank">Goods, parcel trains to be soon 'sealed' with OTP-based digital locks to guard against theft</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Heritage routes</strong></p>.<p>The railway plans to use hydrogen-fuelled trains on its heritage routes. Already, as a pilot project, the railways is making one such train at its workshop in Sonipat.</p>.<p>It will be the first prototype hydrogen train, which will likely be operational this year.</p>.<p>Currently, the railway is operating eight heritage trains—the Matheran Hill Railway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway, Kangra Valley, Bilmora Waghai, Mhow Patalpani, Nilgiri Mountain Railways and Marwar-Devgarh. These trains run on steam engines.</p>.<p>The railways plans to convert these trains into green hydrogen-powered trains. This is part of the green initiative, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said earlier.</p>
