This magazine special from Eisenbahn-Kurier is a review of the development of high-speed ICE trains in Germany, from when the first trains were introduced in the 1980s. It looks at each variant of ICE in turn, with special attention paid to the latest, fourth generation ICE – the Class 412, Siemens Velaro.
Includes chapters covering the following topics:
- InterCity Experimental – Weltrekorde und Geburtsstunde des ICE
- ICE1 und ICE2 – die ersten Serienzüge
- ICE3 – Baureihen 403/406: mehr internationale Verkehre
- ICE T und ICE TD – geneigt durchs Land
- ICE3 V 2.0 – der Velaro D (Baureihe 407)
- ICE4 – das neue Flaggschiff
- Schnellfahrstrecken – das ICE Netz in Deutschland
- ICE-Verkehr im Fahrplan 2020 – Übersicht aller Linien und Fahrzeugeinsätze
- InterCity – Ergänzung zum ICE-Verkehr
EK Special 137: ICE Schnellverkehr in Deutschland also looks at the high-speed lines on which ICEs operate and in particular at the new Ebensfeld–Erfurt and Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle lines. Also contains details of the routes on which each type of ICE unit is employed in the 2020 timetable.
Well-illustrated in colour, with occasional archive black & white photographs added. 100 pages. German text.
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