Hi together,
as Deutsche Bahn announced on tuesday, the German national railway will order at least 23 sets of Talgo-trains for intercity-services, especially on routes with different current-systems or sections without any electrification. Different to all other 21st-century-long-distance-trains in Germany these trains will be able to change the usual Talgo-locomotive in place to a diesel locomotive (already delivered by Bombardier).
https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/ ... o--3763624
It is expected to see these trains in the later 2020s possibly on these routes:
This order is revolutionary for DB's long-distance-sector where the classic manufacturers have been Siemens, Bombardier and some smaller partners for a long time. It has been quite likely that an adaption of the Siemens Railjet would be the winner of the invitation to tender. After several problems with trains produced by Siemens (ICE3, ICE4) and the major problem called "IC2" (by Bombardier) DB signals to them, regarding the growing market of manufacturers both inside and outside Europe, that such an insufficiency cannot be tolerated anymore.
In the mid-2020s the DB rolling stock will include about 450 trainsets:
as Deutsche Bahn announced on tuesday, the German national railway will order at least 23 sets of Talgo-trains for intercity-services, especially on routes with different current-systems or sections without any electrification. Different to all other 21st-century-long-distance-trains in Germany these trains will be able to change the usual Talgo-locomotive in place to a diesel locomotive (already delivered by Bombardier).
https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/ ... o--3763624
It is expected to see these trains in the later 2020s possibly on these routes:
- Hamburg - Berchtesgaden
Dortmund - Oberstdorf
Cologne- Westerland
Karlsruhe - Westerland
Dresden - Westerland
This order is revolutionary for DB's long-distance-sector where the classic manufacturers have been Siemens, Bombardier and some smaller partners for a long time. It has been quite likely that an adaption of the Siemens Railjet would be the winner of the invitation to tender. After several problems with trains produced by Siemens (ICE3, ICE4) and the major problem called "IC2" (by Bombardier) DB signals to them, regarding the growing market of manufacturers both inside and outside Europe, that such an insufficiency cannot be tolerated anymore.
In the mid-2020s the DB rolling stock will include about 450 trainsets:
- 50 ICE1 (modernized and reduced trainsets with 9 coaches)
20 ICE2 (modernized and reconfigurated)
48 ICE3
16 ICE3 (multi-current-capable, to run on international routes to the Netherlands and Belgium)
17 ICE3M (Velaro, multi-current-capable, to run on international routes to France and Belgium)
59 ICE-T7
11 ICE-T5 (shorter form of ICE-T7)
50 ICE4-12 (12 coaches)
50 ICE4-13 (13 coaches)
37 ICE4-7 (7 coaches)
27 IC2-1
17 IC2-2 (able to run in Switzerland)
25 IC2-3
23 "IC3" (new Talgo-train)
