ICE

The high-speed InterCityExpress (ICE) train has to be counted among the innovations at the top end of today s technology spectrum. Apart from making an undeniably economical and ecological contribution to the interaction of all high-capacity modes of transportation, it underscores the technological leadership of the German railway industry. After opening with a review of the history of high-speed rail travel in Germany, this completely revised and supplemented 3rd edition covers all steps in the development of the ICE system. The authors and ICE designers describe details of the very first InterCity Experimental vehicle, experiences gained during operation of the first ICE generation, and conceptualization of a technically completely new ICE generation which will also feature multisystem versions suitable for operation all across Europe. The reader is given a literally firsthand account as well as plenty of photographs, diagrams and tables about all of the technical innovations that make high-speed rail travel so appealing today.