{"id":10587,"date":"2021-05-31T10:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T10:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/?p=10587"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:15:26","slug":"30-years-of-high-speed-rail-in-germany-happy-birthday-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/30-years-of-high-speed-rail-in-germany-happy-birthday-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"30 years of high-speed rail in Germany &#8211; Happy Birthday ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">30 years of high-speed rail in Germany &#8211; Happy Birthday ICE<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">30 years of high-speed rail in Germany &#8211; Happy Birthday ICE<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">May 31, 2021 &#8211; 10:54 am<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">There&#8217;s probably no one in Germany who doesn&#8217;t know it or hasn&#8217;t used it before. When it pulls into a station or moves through the countryside at up to 330 km\/h, it likes to attract admiring glances. And not just from rail fans. The ICE &#8211; Deutsche Bahn\u00b4s flagship long-distance train &#8211; and high-speed rail in Germany turn 30 this year. Happy birthday!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-1024x683.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-768x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-1280x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-1920x700.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Happy Birthday ICE\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ICE_Volker_Emersleben-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"Deutsche Bahn AG \/ Volker Emersleben\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We all love the feeling of travelling at 330 kilometers per hour while still being able to lean back into our seats, read, play, work, sleep or simply look out the window and watch the trees zip by. We can travel comfortably while also protecting the environment. We&#8217;re talking about the ICE &#8211; Deutsche Bahn&#8217;s flagship long-distance train. These days, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of high-speed rail in Germany and are very proud of our ICE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Strong rail &#8211; investments in infrastructure and fleet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first high-speed lines have been in operation since 1991 and millions of trains have reliably run over them since then. After almost 30 years of continuous operation, the highly stressed infrastructure needs to be renewed. Deutsche Bahn has invested billions in this in recent years and will continue to do so in the future. For faster connections and comfortable and safe travel. But the construction of new lines and the expansion of existing ones have also been and will continue to be driven forward with all their might.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Deutsche Bahn is also active in the maintenance of its fleet. The construction of the first CO2-neutral <a href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/projects\/maintenance-depot-ice-plant-cologne-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICE maintenance plant in Cologne-Nippes<\/a> and the planning of a green plant in Cottbus are just two examples here that set new ecological standards in maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at DB Engineering &amp; Consulting are involved in many of these projects, a contribution we are proud to make. For more than 50 years, we have supported achieving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutschebahn.com\/en\/group\/starke-schiene-4196294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strong Rail<\/a> through our <a href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/productportfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planning and consulting services<\/a> and by carrying out exciting infrastructure projects using innovative technologies. And this both in Germany and around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Take a high-speed trip around the world with us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next few months, we will be reporting on our exciting high-speed projects around the world. Travel the globe with us &#8211; to California, China and Saudi Arabia &#8211; and learn interesting facts about our project activities. German engineering know-how is on high demand all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we can no longer imagine what our life would be like without our ICE. So, Happy Birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-video-standalone\"><figure class=\"video-standalone\"><div class=\"label-reference-container\"><div class=\"label-reference label-reference--static\" data-image-reference=\"<p&gt;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20210526_30JahreICE_Geburtstag_eng_mitUT.mp4<\/p&gt;\n\"><\/div><div class=\"label-reference label-reference--static\" data-image-reference=\"DB Engineering &amp; Consulting\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"video-standalone__container-video\"><div class=\"lightbox-video\"><div class=\"video-player\"><video class=\"video-player__video\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20210526_30JahreICE_Geburtstag_eng_mitUT.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_ohne_Play-1.png\"><\/video><div class=\"video-control\"><div class=\"video-control__button\"><div class=\"video-control__button-start\"><\/div><div class=\"video-control__button-stop\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"controls\"><button class=\"controls__toggle-play\" type=\"button\" data-is-playing=\"false\"><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-paused\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-play-small\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-playing\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-pause\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"controls__wrapper-progress\"><progress class=\"controls__progress\" value=\"0\" min=\"0\"><\/progress><\/div><button class=\"controls__toggle-sound\" type=\"button\" data-is-sound-on=\"true\"><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-sound-on\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-is-sound-on\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-sound-off\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-is-sound-off\" \/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"video-standalone__caption\">Happy Birthday ICE &#8211; 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