ICE 4

ICE 4
ICE 4
	ICE 4 trainset
	First class interior
Manufacturer	Siemens; Bombardier/Alstom; Voith;
Built at	Wrocław (body shells); Graz (bogies); Krefeld (electronics); Hennigsdorf (cabs);
Replaced	Intercity;
Constructed	2015-2024
Number built	137 7-cars (Class 412.2): 37; 12-cars (Class 412.0): 50; 13-cars (Class 412.4): 50;
Formation	K1n/K1s: 7 cars (3M4T); K3s: 12 cars (6M6T); K4s: 13 cars (7M6T);
Capacity	499 (K1n/K1s); 724 (K3s, 10-car); 830 (K3s, 12-car); 918 (K4s, 13-car);
Operators	DB Fernverkehr
Specifications
Train length	202 m (662 ft 8+3⁄4 in) (7-car sets); 346 m (1,135 ft 2 in) (12-car sets); 374 m (1,227 ft 3⁄8 in) (13-car sets);
Car length	Driving car: 29.106 m (95 ft 5+7⁄8 in); Intermediate car: 28.75 m (94 ft 3+7⁄8 in);
Width	2,642 to 2,852 mm (8 ft 8 in to 9 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (internal/external)
Height	4,111 mm (13 ft 5+7⁄8 in)
Platform height	550 to 760 mm (21.7 to 29.9 in) ARL
Wheel diameter	Driving wheel: 920 / 840 mm (3 ft 1⁄4 in / 2 ft 9+1⁄8 in) (new/worn); Carrying wheel: 825 / 750 mm (2 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (new/worn);
Maximum speed	K3s/K4s:; 265 km/h (165 mph); K1s:; 250 km/h (155 mph);
Weight	K1n: 470 t (463 long tons; 518 short tons); K3s: 820 t (807 long tons; 904 short tons); K4s: 890 t (876 long tons; 981 short tons);
Traction system	Siemens SIBAS PN IGBT–VVVF
Power output	K1n/K1s: 4,950 kW (6,638 hp); K3s: 8,250 kW (11,063 hp); K3s (12-car): 9,900 kW (13,276 hp); K4s (13-car): 11,550 kW (15,489 hp);
Acceleration	K1n: 0.55 m/s2 (1.23 mph/s); K3s: 0.53 m/s2 (1.19 mph/s);
Electric system(s)	15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	K1n:: 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′; K3s: 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′; K4s: 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′;
Safety system(s)	ETCS, LZB, PZB
Coupling system	Scharfenberg Type 10
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Sources: Specifications except where noted

ICE 4 is a brand name for long-distance Intercity-Express high-speed trains being procured for Deutsche Bahn.

Procurement started around 2008 for replacements for locomotive-hauled InterCity and EuroCity train services, and was later expanded to include replacements for ICE 1 and ICE 2 high-speed trainsets. In 2011 Siemens Mobility was awarded the contract for 130 seven-car intercity train replacements, and 90 ten-car ICE train replacements, plus further options – the contract for the ten-car sets was modified in 2013 to expand the trainset length to twelve vehicles. The name ICx was used for the trains during the initial stages of the procurement; in late 2015 the trains were rebranded 'ICE 4', at the unveiling of the first train set, and given the class designation 412 by Deutsche Bahn.

Two pre-production trainsets had been manufactured by 2016, and were used for testing later that year, prior to the introduction of the main series in late 2017.