ICE T
The ICE T entered service in 1999. It is designed with special technology that allows the vehicle body to lean to the side like a motorcyclist on winding routes. The seven-unit ICE T has a restaurant area. To increase seating capacity, two trains can be coupled together and run as a double train. The ends of each ICE T have a special compartment, separated from the train driver by a glass panel, that allows passengers to look over the driver's shoulder.
A modernisation programme for the ICE T fleet was launched in December 2013. In addition to a new external coat of paint and new carpets, the ICE T trains were some of the first in Germany to be equipped with the Europe-wide train control system ETCS (European Train Control System). This means that the ICE T fleet can be used on the newly built Halle/Leipzig - Erfurt high-speed line, for example, which saves up to 50 minutes of travel time. The ICE T also runs to Austria, enabling direct services between Frankfurt and Vienna, for example.
Facts, figures and data
Class 411 - first series |
Class 411- second series |
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|---|---|---|
| Start of operations | 2000 | 2004 |
| Number of trains | 31 | 28 |
| Number of carriages | 5 intermediate cars, 2 end cars | 5 intermediate cars, 2 end cars |
| Number of seats | 359 | 376 |
| Train length | 185 m | 185 m |
| Train weight (empty) | 386 t | 386 t |
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h | 230 km/h |
| Auslandseinsatz | -
| - |
