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German of the day: ICE war gestern

July 21, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means ICE (inter-city express trains) were yesterday – in Germany.

The future belngs to Velaro.

Italo orders Velaro high speed trains for German open access operations – Italian open access operator Italo has placed a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply and maintain 320 km/h Velaro high speed trainsets for use on future services in Germany, saying this marks ‘a decisive step towards the introduction of competition in one of Europe’s largest railway markets’.

The €3bn contract announced on July 20 includes 26 Velaro Multi System trainsets and a 30-year full service agreement. There is an option to order 14 more trainsets.

Nationwide delay causes all the trains that were already delayed further delays

June 24, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Across the nation.

Trains resume after radio issue resolved, Deutsche Bahn says – Train services across Germany have resumed following a technical meltdown on Tuesday night. But regional and suburban rail operators warned that continued delays were possible into Wednesday morning.