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  2. ICE 2 - Wikipedia

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    The ICE 2 is the second series of German high-speed trains and one of six in the Intercity-Express family since 1995. The ICE 2 (half-) trains are even closer to a conventional push–pull train than the ICE 1, because each train consists of only one locomotive (Class 402, called powerhead), six passenger cars (Classes 805 to 807) and a cab car (Class 808).

  3. Intercity Express - Wikipedia

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    ICE 2 near Ingolstadt (February 2007) From 1997, the successor, the ICE 2 trains pulled by Class 402 powerheads, was put into service. One of the goals of the ICE 2 was to improve load balancing by building smaller train units which could be coupled or detached as needed. These trainsets were used on the ICE line 10 Berlin-Cologne/Bonn.

  4. List of Intercity-Express lines in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Two more pairs of trains connect Munich and Berlin via Augsburg as additional services. These trains are not run as Sprinters and also stop in Donauwörth and Coburg. The ICE 1092/1093 train pair runs between Nuremberg and Berlin coupled with the ICE 92/93 train pair on line 91 to/from Vienna.

  5. High-speed rail in Germany - Wikipedia

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    In the Eschede train disaster of 1998, a first generation ICE experienced catastrophic wheel failure while travelling at 200 km/h (124 mph) near Eschede, following complaints of excessive vibration. Of 287 passengers aboard, 101 people died and 88 were injured in the resulting derailment, which was made worse by the train colliding with a road ...

  6. ICE 1 - Wikipedia

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    The first regularly scheduled ICE train, Münchner Kindl, departed from Hamburg-Altona in Hamburg at 5.53 am on 2 June 1991. For the inauguration of the ICE system, ICE 1 trainsets operated on one ICE line from Hamburg to Munich, via Hanover, Fulda, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Augsburg, at hourly intervals. [29]

  7. Intercity 2 - Wikipedia

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    Twindexx Vario as "Intercity 2" with a DBAG Class 146 locomotive. In order to be able to modernize old Intercity cars and to increase the vehicle reserve of the long-distance traffic, Bombardier Twindexx double-deck coaches are used in inter-city rail traffic with a maximum speed (Vmax) of 160 km/h. [1] The locomotive is a DBAG Class 146. [2 ...

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  9. ICE 3 - Wikipedia

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    The design goal of the ICE 3 (Class 403) was to create a higher-powered, lighter train than its predecessors such as the ICE 2 and the ICE 1. This was achieved by distributing its 16 traction motors underneath the whole train, thus ICE 3 trains are Electric multiple units (EMUs). The train is certified for 330 km/h (210 mph) and has reached 368 ...