Romania Relaunches Tender For H2 Trains

omania’s Railway Reform Authority (ARF) relaunched on March 26 on the public procurement platform SEAP, after repeated failures, the tender for the purchase of 12 H2-powered electric passenger trains.

H2 Trains

No bidders have shown up so far, and the terms of the contract remain tricky: the price is set in local currency, and the winner will have to “operate hydrogen production and filling capacities” needed by the trains for the next 30 years.

Romania Relaunches H2 Trains

The purchase of the H2 trains is reportedly a target under the Resilience facility, although it is perhaps rather remote as the media fails to indicate the specific deadline.