HL4683 DB AG, 5-unit pack add. coaches for ICE-1 (1 x 1st class + 4 x 2nd class) train "Interlaken", ep. VI

The Bundesbahn enters the high-speed age

In 1992, the summer timetable at the DB marked the beginning of the age of ICE scheduled services. 
With their top speed of 280 km/h and 9,600 kW continuous power, they were already among the stars on the rails back then. 

Soon the elegant trains could be found every day between Hamburg and Stuttgart/Munich and between Cologne and Berlin. 

Later, they also ran as far as Vienna and Zurich/Interlaken, where for the latter destinations they were equipped with additional current collectors on the power cars according to Swiss regulations and also with the Swiss safety systems. 

After 1998, the appearance changed slightly, as the red colour of the decorative stripe was changed from oriental red to traffic red and the pastel violet stripe was removed. Today, some of these trains are in service with green stripes on the power car. 

After almost 30 years in service, the first-generation ICEs now have several million kilometres "on the clock", but according to current plans, the trains will remain in service after 2030.