Deutsche Bahn lets Alstom and Siemens develop concept for new ICE trains
ICE 3 trains in Munich Deutsche Bahn AG / Uwe Miethe
Deutsche Bahn commissioned Siemens and Alstom on Tuesday to develop new vehicle concepts for a new ICE train fleet. The trains should replace older ICE 3 high-speed trains for DB’s long-distance services from the early 2030’s.
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Hm…,
300 km/h, at infrastructure, at standards…, already proven, not optimal, has to be costly, very costly…, for IM, for operators, for clients – and for taxpayers.
(“Optimal maintenance”, current mantra, tells about too costly disturbing – by infrastructure – that is not optimal,,.)
For max utilisation of investments made and to be made, at infrastructure, the needed shift urgently should start.
If not before 2030, within a 10 year period, Shift can be completed – and paid for…