Away from diesel propulsion and towards alternative propulsion systems such as batteries or fuel cells: by the end of 2031, Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (VVO) wants to make its network sustainable and climate-friendly in this way. To achieve this, the company has brought research expertise on board. Among them is the Dresden scientist and expert on alternative propulsion systems Dipl.-Ing. Nyascha Thomas Wittemann from the Chair of Electrical Railways at the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at the TU Dresden.

In the current issue of the VVO's 2020/2021 network report (p. 14ff.), he together with VVO staff member Martin Arnold and Benjamin Ebrecht from the TU Berlin report on the current status of the joint research project, on the technical challenges in developing the new trains and on the resulting benefits for the VVO, local public transport, and for the climate change.