GER: ~Erg.-wg BR 412 ICE4 DB AG VI Klimaschützer

Novelty 2021: Supplementary car for the DB AG PIKO ICE 4 Ep. VI. In 2011, Deutsche Bahn AG commissioned Siemens Mobility to build up to 300 new high-speed trains for use in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The new multiple units of the BR 412/812, which are being developed jointly by Siemens and Bombardier, will be powered by several carriages, so-called powercars. The train configuration here provides for various modular units ranging from five-car to 14-car trains. This concept allows the train to beThis concept means that the train can be easily adapted to the individual specifications of the transport companies in terms of the desired acceleration, speed and number of seats. DB has so far built as basic configurations85 twelve-car and 45 seven-car multiple units have been ordered to date, consisting of driverless end cars and control cars, powered seating cars and on-board bistro as well as non-powered seating, dining and service cars.The seven-car multiple unit has three powered cars and offers 456 seats over a length of 200 meters. A twelve-car multiple unit has six powered cars and 830 seats over a length of 346 meters. The maximum speed is 250 km/h. The exterior design was based on the existing ICE fleet and further developed. The first trains have been in regular service on the Hamburg-Würzburg, Stuttgart-Munich and Hamburg-Berlin-Munich lines since December 2017.