The German Center for Rail Transport Research at the Federal Railway Office has tasked TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic with developing a standard for hydrogen applications in rail vehicles. TÜV Rheinland is one of the world’s leading testing and certification service providers, and has more than 21,400 employees and an annual turnover of €2.1 billion. Various new challenges are currently arising with the increased use of alternative drives in rail transport. In particular, the use of fuel cell technology and the associated handling of hydrogen require new safety concepts. Regulatory and technical requirements are required to guarantee the safety of hydrogen vehicles in principle. So far, authorities have resorted to technical regulations and standards from industry, automotive industries in the registration process for vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells for the purpose of conformity assessment. Now, specific technical regulations and standards for the approval of hydrogen-powered rail vehicles are to be drawn […]