ICE 1
| ICE 1 | |
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| Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Constructed | 1989 to 1993 |
| Refurbishment | 2005 to 2008 |
| Number built | 60 |
| Formation | 2 power cars, 12 intermediate cars (up to 14 possible) |
| Fleet numbers | Tz 01 to 20 Tz 51 to 90 |
| Capacity | 743 seats (12 car trainset) |
| Operator(s) | DB Fernverkehr |
| Depot(s) | Hamburg-Eidelstedt |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174.0 mph) |
| Weight | 849 t (836 long tons; 936 short tons) (12 car trainset) |
| Power output | 9,600 kW (12,900 hp) (GTO power converters) 7,600 kW (10,200 hp) (IGBT power converters) |
| Power supply | (?) |
| Electric system(s) | Overhead catenary, 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) |
Sifa, PZB90, LZB (all trainsets) Integra-Signum and ETCS (trainsets for service in Switzerland) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
ICE 1 power car at Nuremberg
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | electric |
| Builder |
Krauss-Maffei (body) Krupp, Henschel AEG, ABB, Siemens (electrics) |
| Build date | 1989—1993 |
| Total produced | 120 |
| Specifications | |
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| UIC class | Bo'Bo' |
| Length | 20.56 m (67.5 ft) |
| Loco weight | 77.5 t (76.3 long tons; 85.4 short tons) |
| Power supply | (?) |
| Electric system(s) | Overhead catenary, 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174.0 mph) |
| Power output | 4,800 kW (6,400 hp) (GTO power converters) 3,800 kW (5,100 hp) (IGBT power converters) |
| Tractive effort | 200 kN (45,000 lbf) |
| Career | |
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| Numbers | 401 001 to 401 020 401 051 to 401 090 401 501 to 401 520 401 551 to 401 590 |
| First Class Intermediate Car | |
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| Manufacturer | LHB, DUEWAG, Waggon Union, MHB, MBB |
| Capacity | 53 (post-refurbishment) 48 (pre-refurbishment) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium-silicon alloy |
| Car length | 26.4 m (87 ft) |
| Width | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
| Height | 3.84 m (12.6 ft) |
| Floor height | 1.21 m (4 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 52.8 t (52.0 long tons; 58.2 short tons) (pre-refurbishment, incl. 800 l (180 imp gal; 210 US gal) water) |
| Second Class Intermediate Car | |
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| Manufacturer | LHB, DUEWAG, Waggon Union, MHB, MBB |
| Capacity | 71 (post-refurbishment) 66 (pre-refurbishment) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium-silicon alloy |
| Car length | 26.4 m (87 ft) |
| Width | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
| Height | 3.84 m (12.6 ft) |
| Floor height | 1.21 m (4 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 53.6 t (52.8 long tons; 59.1 short tons) incl. 1 t (0.98 long tons; 1.1 short tons) of water and supplies (before refurbishment) |
| Service Car | |
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| Manufacturer | LHB, DUEWAG, Waggon Union, MHB, MBB |
| Capacity | 35 (post-refurbishment) 45 (pre-refurbishment) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium-silicon alloy |
| Car length | 26.4 m (87 ft) |
| Width | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
| Height | 3.84 m (12.6 ft) |
| Floor height | 1.21 m (4 ft 0 in) |
| Restaurant Car | |
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| Manufacturer | LHB, DUEWAG, Waggon Union, MHB, MBB |
| Number in service | 59 |
| Capacity | 24 (Restaurant area) 16 + 10 standees (Bistro area) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | aluminium-silicon alloy |
| Car length | 26.4 m (87 ft) |
| Width | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
| Height | 4.295 m (14.09 ft) |
| Floor height | 1.21 m (4 ft 0 in) |
The ICE 1 is the first batch-produced German high-speed train and one of six in the InterCityExpress family. Revenue service at speeds up to 250 km/h (155.3 mph) started in 1991. It was raised to 280 km/h (174.0 mph) in May 1995 and later reduced to 250 km/h (155.3 mph) again. Today, only a handful of ICE 1 services on the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt high-speed rail line reach 280 km/h (174.0 mph).
Trainsets consist of two power cars (Class 401) and up to 14 intermediate cars (Classes 801 to 804). Occasionally, power cars and intermediate cars of the ICE 2 are used as well (Classes 402, 805 to 808). Unlike later ICE generations, trainsets always operate as a whole train and units cannot be coupled in regular service.
One of the 60 trainsets (trainset 51) was destroyed in the Eschede train disaster. The others were refurbished between 2005 and 2008 and will remain in service for ten to fifteen additional years.
ICE 1 trains consist of two powerheads and 9 to 14 intermediate cars. Because trainsets are not separated in regular service, they can be seen as multiple units from an operational point of view. During the refurbishment, which was completed in late 2008, trainsets were standardized to 12 intermediate cars.
Until the refurbishment was completed, there had been three different configurations of ICE 1 trainsets:
A train consisting of 14 cars has a length of 410.70 meters (1,347.4 ft). Prior to the refurbishment this train would have had 192 seats in first class, 567 seats in second class and 40 seats in the restaurant car plus four in the conference compartment. Two spaces for wheelchairs are available.
Most cars of the ICE 1 offer both compartments and rows of seats, just like the seating in German InterCity cars. Cars at the ends of the trainsets used to be smoking areas. There are "quiet" cars as well as cars that were later equipped with cell phone repeaters. Some seats were designed to turn to face the direction of travel, but this was never used in revenue service.
The class 401 power car includes the cab and the engine compartment. Besides the driver's seat and controls, the cab features a second seat and several controls behind the seats. The engine compartment has a central corridor with door at both ends as well as a door on each side of the power car.
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