The Alstom Coradia LINT is an

articulated An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivot joint in its construction, allowing it to turn more sharply. There are many kinds, from heavy equipment to buses, trams and trains. Steam locomotives were sometim ...

railcar A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a dri ...

manufactured by Alstom since 1999, offered in diesel and

hydrogen fuel Hydrogen fuel refers to hydrogen which is burned as fuel with oxygen. It is zero-carbon, provided that it is created in a process that does not involve carbon. It can be used in fuel cells or internal combustion engines (see HICEV). Regarding hydr ...

models. The

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''LINT'' is short for the German ''"leichter innovativer Nahverkehrstriebwagen"'' (light innovative local transport rail vehicle). It was designed by

Linke-Hofmann-Busch Alstom Transport Deutschland, formerly Linke-Hofmann-Busch, is a German manufacturing company originally established in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) to produce locomotives and rolling stock. Its origins lay in the wheelwright business of Gott ...

(LHB; acquired 1996 by Alstom) and has been distributed as part of Alstom's Coradia family.

Description

The type designation gives the vehicle's length: The one-piece type LINT 27 has a length of and is also known as ''Baureihe 640'' (DB class 640) of Deutsche Bahn. The two-part train with a

Jacobs-bogie Jacobs bogies (named after Wilhelm Jakobs,, 1858–1942, a German Mechanical engineering, mechanical Railway engineering, railway engineer) are a type of Rail transport, rail vehicle bogie commonly found on Articulated car, articulated railcars an ...

, LINT 41, is long. In Germany it is classified as ''Baureihe 648'' (

DB Class 648 The Class 648 is a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The ...

), ''Baureihe 0623'' and ''Baureihe 1648''. Trainsets LINT 54 ''Baureihe 0622'' using two car bodies and LINT 81 ''Baureihe 0620/0621'' using three car bodies have been introduced in 2013. The Alstom Coradia LINT is part of Alstom Coradia family of Inter-city trains which includes multiple unit diesel (DMU) or electric (EMU) as well as double-decker trains. The LINT family offers capacities ranging from 70 to 300 seated passengers. They operate at top speeds ranging from . The Coradia LINT trains are manufactured in

Salzgitter Salzgitter (; Eastphalian: ''Soltgitter'') is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven ''Oberzentren'' of Lower ...

in Germany, other types of the CORADIA range are the A-TER Class X 73500 manufactured in

Reichshoffen Reichshoffen ( or ; ; Alsatian: ''Risshoffe'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Église Saint-Michel de Reichshoffen was built in 1772. Population Politics and administration List of mayors ...

in France and the Coradia Minuetto manufactured in

Savigliano Savigliano (Savijan in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about south of Turin by rail. It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and si ...

in Italy.

LINT 27

The one-piece

s have engines and a maximum speed of . The train has 52 2nd class seats, eight 1st class seats and 13 tip-up seats. Up to three cars can run together in multiple unit form. The trains are predominantly used on non-electrified light railways in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

amongst other regions. DreiLänderBahn Finnentrop.jpg, DB LINT 27

LINT 41 and LINT 54

Otrain ottawa alstom coradia lint.jpg, Coradia LINT O-Train in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada J95729 OnOCTotrain 20160815-113119.58 Bayview.jpg, Coradia LINT 41 of the O-Train leaving Bayview Station on the

Trillium Line The Trillium Line (french: Ligne Trillium), also called O-Train Line 2 (french: Ligne 2 de l'O-Train), is a diesel light rail transit (DLRT) service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo. The line has been closed since May 2020 ...

RB95 AuSieg.jpg, DB LINT 41 DSC06084 FKE LINT 41 vor Burg Königstein.jpg, LINT 41 of

Hessische Landesbahn Hessische Landesbahn (Hessian State Railway, HLB) is a regional transport company owned by the German state of Hesse, based in Frankfurt am Main. It provides bus and rail passenger transport services and, to a lesser extent, rail freight services ...

underneath Königstein Castle heading for

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...

VLEXX 622904 at Mainz Hbf.jpg, vlexx LINT 54 at Mainz Hbf Both the LINT 41 and LINT 54 consist of two parts. The longer carriage length of the LINT 54 allows for an extra set of doors per carriage, whilst the LINT 41 has only one set per carriage. Some transportation companies offer ticket machines in the door area. The trainsets are equipped with diesel engines with a rated power of , or depending on their delivery date. LINT 27 are equipped with a single engine, LINT 41 with two engines, LINT 54 with two or three engines, LINT 81 with four engines. The trains are mainly used in Northern Germany and

. They are also quite popular in other European countries. For example, in

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they are being used by the largest non-state-owned operator,

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Lokalbanen A/S Lokalbanen A/S (''The Local Railway'', abbreviated LB) was a Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on five local railways north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was formed in 2001, and merged with ...

and

Regionstog Regionstog A/S was a Danish railway company responsible for train operation on three private railway lines in Region Zealand: the Tølløse Line, the East Line and the Lolland Line. It was established in 2009 when Vestsjællands Lokalbaner A/ ...

(a total of 42 units delivered in 2006–2007). In the eastern provinces of the

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, they are operated by

Syntus Keolis Nederland is a public transport company operating bus and passenger train services in the Netherlands. Originally created as Syntus and owned by Connexxion, Keolis and Nederlandse Spoorwegen, since 2012 Keolis Nederland has been a 100% subs ...

which is now

Keolis Nederland Keolis Nederland is a public transport company operating bus and passenger train services in the Netherlands. Originally created as Syntus and owned by Connexxion, Keolis and Nederlandse Spoorwegen, since 2012 Keolis Nederland has been a 100% subs ...

. They are also used in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. Alstom delivered six new trains to operate on the O-Train

in Ottawa. The new trains went into service on 2 March 2015, displacing the previous

Bombardier Talent The Talent is a multiple unit railcar manufactured by Bombardier that was developed by Waggonfabrik Talbot in Aachen shortly before the company was acquired by Bombardier in 1995. The name ''Talent'' is an acronym in German for ''TALbot LEichte ...

fleet. In 2019

Inlandsbanan The Inland Line ( sv, Inlandsbanan) is a railway line between Kristinehamn and Gällivare in Sweden. It runs through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908 and 1937. History There were several reasons for constructin ...

in Sweden bought 5 used LINT 41 from the Netherlands. They have been upgraded for usage on longer distances and are used for traffic in 2020. Lint 41 has 115 seats, while the Lint 54 can have between 150 and 180 seats.

LINT 81

620 502 - LINT 81.jpg, DB LINT 81 prior to entering service VLEXX 620416 at Mainz Hbf.jpg, vlexx LINT 81 at Mainz Hbf DB 620024 at Bonn Hbf.jpg, DB LINT 81 at Bonn Hbf The LINT 81 is a three carriage set, with two driving vehicles with cabs, and an intermediate vehicle for passenger accommodation only. In September 2012, Netinera ordered 63 Coradia LINT trains from Alstom, which would be used on services in

Rheinland-Pfalz Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. The order included some LINT 54 DMUs (160 seats) and 18 Lint 81 (270 seats).

iLint

The Coradia iLint is a version of the Coradia Lint 54 powered by a

hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic ...

fuel cell. Announced at InnoTrans 2016, the new model is the world's first production hydrogen-powered trainset. The Coradia iLint is able to reach and travel on a full tank of hydrogen. It is assembled at Alstom's Salzgitter plant. It began rolling tests at in March 2017. On 16 September 2018, the first Coradia iLint entered service on the

Buxtehude Buxtehude (), officially the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude (german: Hansestadt Buxtehude, nds, Hansestadt Buxthu ()), is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany, belonging to the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is part of the Hamburg ...

Bremervörde Bremervörde () is a town in the north of the district (''Landkreis'') of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the Oste river near the centre of the "triangle" formed by the rivers Weser and Elbe, roughly equidistant from the cit ...

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has ...

line in Lower Saxony, Germany. A mobile hydrogen filling station refuels the trains, but a stationary station is set to be built by 2021, along with 14 more train sets. In 2019,

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) is a transport association that covers the public transport network of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area in Germany. Its head office is located in Hofheim im Taunus. Organisation and area covered The RMV ...

, the transit network serving the

Frankfurt Rhine-Main The Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, often simply referred to as Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area or Rhine-Main area (German: ''Rhein-Main-Gebiet'' or ''Frankfurt/Rhein-Main'', abbreviated FRM), is the second-largest metropolitan re ...

region, ordered 27 iLint multiple-units to be delivered by December 2022. Each train will have 160 seats. The units will replace diesel trains currently plying the RB11 Frankfurt-Höchst – Bad Soden, RB12 Frankfurt – Königstein, RB15 Frankfurt – Bad Homburg – Brandoberndorf and RB16 Friedrichsdorf – Friedberg routes. InnoTrans 2016 – Alstom iLint with Fuel Cell Batteries (29782914176).jpg, iLint

Gallery

Lokalbanen LINT41.JPG,

Lokalbanen Lokalbanen A/S (''The Local Railway'', abbreviated LB) was a Danish railway company responsible for train operation and related passenger services on five local railways north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was formed in 2001, and merged with ...

LINT 41 at

Snekkersten Station Snekkersten station is a railway station serving the district of Snekkersten in the southern outskirts of the city of Helsingør, Denmark. It is located on the Coast Line between Helsingør and Copenhagen and the Little North Line between Helsing ...

LINT Koppeling.jpg, LINTS coupled LINT LEDs.jpg, LED lighting Cabine Syntus LINT.JPG, Cabin

References

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External links

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