The ICE 1 is the first batch-produced German high-speed train and one of six in the Intercity Express family. Revenue service at speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) started in 1991. It was raised to 280 km/h (175 mph) in May 1995 and temporary reduced to 250 km/h (155 mph) again, as a result of the Eschede accident.
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ICE 1 power car at Nuremberg
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ICE Power Car 401 072-4 in Frankfurt am Main
Intercity Express is a high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services. It is the flagship of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn. ICE fares are fixed for station-to-station connections, on the grounds that the trains have a higher level of comfort. Travelling at speeds up to 320 km/h (200 mph), they are aimed at business travellers and long-distance commuters and marketed by Deutsche Bahn as an alternative to flights.
A German ICE 3 trainset exiting a tunnel
First InterCityExperimental (ICE V) run as a full train, near Munich (September 1985)
ICE 3 and ICE 4 trains at Munich Main Station
ICE 1 on the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt line (December 2006)