- ICE S
Infobox Locomotive
name=ICE-S
powertype=electric
caption=ICE-S on the Nuremberg–Munich high-speed line in 2005
builder=Siemens,DWA ,AEG ,Adtranz
topspeed=400 km/h (250 mph)
poweroutput=powerheads 2×4,800 kW
powered carriages 2×2,00kW
weight=325 t (train)
uicclass=original composition:Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
current composition:Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'
deliverydate=1996ICE S is
Deutsche Bahn 's testing train for high-speed tests. The "S" stands for German "Schnellfahrtzug", which translates to "fast runs train". It replaced the InterCityExperimental/ICE V.The train was originally used to test components during the development of the ICE 3 in the mid-1990s. The powerheads were taken from the ongoing production of the ICE 2 with only minor modifications. Two of the three original carriages had 500 kW
traction motor s on each axle, resulting in an impressive overall power output of 13,600 kW. When testing was completed, both these powered carriages were retired.After the ICE V was retired, the ICE S became the testing train for the maintenance of the high-speed lines. Three times a year, the train drives on each line with an array of sensors and cameras to determine the line's condition. During the
acceptance test s of new high-speed lines, the ICE S is usually the first train to drive the line at design speed and beyond.While testing
bogie s for DB andJapan Rail , the train achieved a speed of 393 km/h [de icon cite web|url=http://www.db.de/site/hochgeschwindigkeit/de/ice/technik/inspektionsfahrten/inspektionsfahrten.html|title=15 Jahre Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr|publisher=Deutsche Bahn AG|accessdate=2007-02-13] on13 July 2001, which is the highest speed driven on German rails since the InterCityExperimental's land speed record campaign in 1988.References
External links
* [http://hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com/germany/index_ice_s.htm ICE-S Versuchs- und Erprobungszug von Siemens Adtranz und DB AG] (fan site)
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