Transport for LondonBackground
Hailed as the largest of its kind, the project was co-financed with the support of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport.
About the CUTE trial
The trial brought together a large number of organisations from nine cities in Europe, which included the bus manufacturer, operating companies, hydrogen suppliers and universities.
It ended in December 2005, but seven cities took part in a one-year extension known as HYFLEET:CUTE. Find out more about the CUTE trial and HYFLEET:CUTE
Results
The project delivered outstanding results on reliability, with the buses being operationally available 90 per cent of the time over the three years. We were so pleased by the trial that we are now introducing ten hydrogen buses by 2010.
About the trial buses
The Mercedes Citaro buses, which were built by Daimler Chrysler especially for this trial, used the latest fuel cell and hydrogen technology and ran on route RV1 between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway.
You can see what the trial bus looked like at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. However, we have removed the fuel cell technology to be analysed. Find out about opening times.
