Why stop when things are going well? The resounding success of the ICE 1 set the stage for a sequel. A new, improved generation of high-speed trains was needed. The masterminds of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn determined the...

For almost 30 years the fast ICE trains have been determining the high-speed traffic in Germany. The engineers in charge repeatedly set new benchmarks with sundry series. The latest series- the ICE 4- has been thundering along the rails...