ICE 3

The ICE 3 is the third iteration of the ICE, and it features some significant upgrades over earlier models. It was required to add power in more train cars because of the planned high-speed lines' higher top speed of 320 km/h (200 mph) and steeper slopes (4%) than existing high-speed lines, including Köln-Frankfurt. Therefore, rather than focusing the electricity in one or two power units, the decision was made to distribute it throughout the entire train. The ICE 3 will have 16 powered wheels and be an eight-car "half train" that can use double traction like the ICE 2.

There is no longer a locomotive on the 8-car ICE 3 (the traction equipment is spread over the entire train). In comparison to the ICE 1 and ICE 2, the carriages are shorter and slimmer. It now has one huge oval window in place of the two rectangular ones on the front, which has been more streamlined. The first and last cars' occupants have the option of looking out the cab. Although it has a steeper, less streamlined profile, the tilting InterCity train ICT for classic lines has the same fundamental front configuration. At the Eurailspeed, the ICE 3 made its debut in front of the general public (Berlin, November 1998).

Country: Germany

Speed: 200 mph