Future of regional rail in New Zealand? | Public Transport Forum NZ

Could this 160kph dual mode electric and hydrogen/battery Alstom Polyvalent H2, a 72m 4 carriage train set with a capacity of 218 seats and a range up to 600kms on non-electrify track using hydrogen, be the future of regional and inter-regional passenger train travel between Wellington and Palmerston North, Wellington and Masterton and Auckland, Hamilton and between and Tauranga -

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