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ICE 1
The ICE 1 is the first batch-produced German high-speed train and the first of now several within 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.
Trainsets consist of two power cars (Class 401) and up to 14 intermediate cars (Classes 801 to 804). Occasionally, power cars and intermediate cars of the ICE 2 are used as well (Classes 402, 805 to 808). Trainsets always operate as a whole train and cars cannot be coupled in regular service.
One of the 60 trainsets (trainset 51) was destroyed in the 1998 Eschede train disaster, which also led to a temporary speed reduction to 250 km/h (155 mph) again. The others were refurbished between 2005 and 2008 and will remain in service for ten to fifteen additional years. Another refurbishment program started in 2019, extending their lifespan to approximately 2030.
ICE 1 trains consist of two powerheads and 9 to 14 intermediate cars. Because trainsets are not separated in regular service, they can be seen as multiple units from an operational point of view. During the first refurbishment, which was completed in late 2008, trainsets were standardized to 12 intermediate cars.
Until the first refurbishment was completed, there had been three different configurations of ICE 1 trainsets:
A train consisting of 14 cars had a length of 410.70 metres (1,347 ft 5 in). Prior to the refurbishment this train would have had 192 seats in first class, 567 seats in second class and 40 seats in the restaurant car plus four in the conference compartment. Two spaces for wheelchairs are available.
Most cars of the ICE 1 offer both compartments and rows of seats, just like the seating in German InterCity cars. Cars at the ends of the trainsets used to be smoking areas. There are "quiet" cars as well as cars that were later equipped with cell phone repeaters. Some seats were designed to turn to face the direction of travel, but this was never used in revenue service.
The class 401 power car includes the cab and the engine compartment. Besides the driver's seat and controls, the cab features a second seat and several controls behind the seats. The engine compartment has a central corridor with door at both ends as well as a door on each side of the power car.
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ICE 1
The ICE 1 is the first batch-produced German high-speed train and the first of now several within 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.
Trainsets consist of two power cars (Class 401) and up to 14 intermediate cars (Classes 801 to 804). Occasionally, power cars and intermediate cars of the ICE 2 are used as well (Classes 402, 805 to 808). Trainsets always operate as a whole train and cars cannot be coupled in regular service.
One of the 60 trainsets (trainset 51) was destroyed in the 1998 Eschede train disaster, which also led to a temporary speed reduction to 250 km/h (155 mph) again. The others were refurbished between 2005 and 2008 and will remain in service for ten to fifteen additional years. Another refurbishment program started in 2019, extending their lifespan to approximately 2030.
ICE 1 trains consist of two powerheads and 9 to 14 intermediate cars. Because trainsets are not separated in regular service, they can be seen as multiple units from an operational point of view. During the first refurbishment, which was completed in late 2008, trainsets were standardized to 12 intermediate cars.
Until the first refurbishment was completed, there had been three different configurations of ICE 1 trainsets:
A train consisting of 14 cars had a length of 410.70 metres (1,347 ft 5 in). Prior to the refurbishment this train would have had 192 seats in first class, 567 seats in second class and 40 seats in the restaurant car plus four in the conference compartment. Two spaces for wheelchairs are available.
Most cars of the ICE 1 offer both compartments and rows of seats, just like the seating in German InterCity cars. Cars at the ends of the trainsets used to be smoking areas. There are "quiet" cars as well as cars that were later equipped with cell phone repeaters. Some seats were designed to turn to face the direction of travel, but this was never used in revenue service.
The class 401 power car includes the cab and the engine compartment. Besides the driver's seat and controls, the cab features a second seat and several controls behind the seats. The engine compartment has a central corridor with door at both ends as well as a door on each side of the power car.