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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, six passenger cars and a cab car. The maximum speed is 280 km/h (175 mph), but this is limited to 250 km/h (155 mph) when the cab car is leading the train and even further down to 160 km/h (100 mph) when two units are coupled at the powerheads due to the forces on the overhead line by their respective pantographs.
ICE 2 on the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt high-speed railway line
ICE 2 powerhead with opened coupling cover
ICE 2 cab car
Control Panel in the driver's cab
The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway is a double-track, electrified high-speed railway between Hanover and Würzburg in Germany, 327 kilometres (203 mi) in length. The line, built between 1973 and 1991, was the longest contiguous new project constructed by Deutsche Bundesbahn. The total costs were almost DM 11.9 billion.
Bridge at Barnten
An ICE set in the Hildesheim Forest, between Eichenberg tunnel and Escherberg tunnel, running north
In contrast to the later new lines, the route is hardly in traffic route bundling to motorways. An exception is the Werra Viaduct, parallel to the A 7 bridge
The Rombach viaduct, the second highest railway bridge in Germany