ICE test train reaches speeds of up to 405.0 km/h

WorkerBee28474 wrote: post #3

'ICE' here means Intercity Express [0] and not internal combustion engine. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercity_Express

Recently took some of these in Germany, was a pretty pleasant experience!

It was a bit odd how the ticket prices seem to fluctuate a lot over there based on timing (like 20 EUR if you buy half a week ahead of time, closer to 40 EUR nearer to travel date, at least in my case) but I much preferred taking the train over flying.

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Post by kristopolous » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:07 AM UTC

falcor84 wrote: post #2

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if the US got a network of 250mph trains out of this, almost worth it.

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Post by KingOfCoders » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:08 AM UTC

Amdahl's law in effect - which is the reason trains in Germany top out at 300 and most at 250.

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Post by Calwestjobs » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:18 AM UTC

kristopolous wrote: post #5

falcor84 wrote: post #2

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if the US got a network of 250mph trains out of this, almost worth it.

well, US has history of immigrants building traintracks... ( could not resist sorry. russia, china are orders of magnitude worse. )

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Post by fjfaase » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:24 AM UTC

I fear that the general public in Germany will not be praising this achievement. The once efficient and punctional trains in Germany have deteriorated severely in the past years due to lots of delayed maintenance causing lots of delays and even regular cancelations of trains. Also the road infrastructure is suffering from delayed maintenance.

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Post by attendant3446 » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:44 AM UTC

fjfaase wrote: post #8

I fear that the general public in Germany will not be praising this achievement. The once efficient and punctional trains in Germany have deteriorated severely in the past years due to lots of delayed maintenance causing lots of delays and even regular cancelations of trains. Also the road infrastructure is suffering from delayed maintenance.

That's exactly it, it's not the new top speed they need, they lack efficiency. And it's not just Deutschebahn. For example BVG, who runs busses and U-bahn in Berlin is even less reliable.

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Post by blobbers » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 4:53 AM UTC

fjfaase wrote: post #8

I fear that the general public in Germany will not be praising this achievement. The once efficient and punctional trains in Germany have deteriorated severely in the past years due to lots of delayed maintenance causing lots of delays and even regular cancelations of trains. Also the road infrastructure is suffering from delayed maintenance.

Interesting; America seems to be suffering the same fate. It takes municipalities years to fix highways. The main highway running through Silicon Valley, 101, has been under construction for more than a decade and is in dire need of improvement.

It seems the network of roads built in the 40s, 50s and 60s just can no longer be done efficiently.