First hydrogen train in Japan to hit the rails for test run

The two car "Hybari" train - a combination of hybrid and the Japanese word for a lark - cost about 4 billion yen (S$46.78 million) to develop. - TOYOTA

TOKYO (Bloomberg) Japan’s largest railway company will begin testing the country’s first hydrogen-fuelled train next month in a step toward the nation’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

The two car "Hybari” train -- a combination of hybrid and the Japanese word for a lark -- cost about 4 billion yen (us$35 million) to develop and can travel up to 140 kilometers (87 miles) at a top speed of 100 km/h on a single filling of hydrogen.