Intercity-Express
Differences in train layouts

Intercity-Express

Section Title: Differences in train layouts
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ICE (generally):	Pale grey livery with red stripe and convoluted rubber gaiters between carriages (distinctive from all other DB trains) Black window band with oval door windows (distinctive from Intercity / Metropolitan cars) Wheels-on-rails technology (distinctive from the Transrapid)

ICE 1:	two power heads and up to 14 intermediate cars; restaurant car with high roof; nose with DB logo that interrupts red stripe (unique to the ICE 1); maximum speed is 174 mph (280 km/h).

ICE 2:	one power head and one driving van trailer accessible to passengers; BordRestaurant/Bistro car has same height as other cars; contrary to ICE 1: nose is vertically divisible, parts of the coupler protruding to the outside; maximum speed is 174 miles per hour (280 km/h).

ICE 3:	no power heads, but an EMU: end cars with rounded windshield and passenger lounge, unpowered transformer car with pantograph; maximum speed of 198 miles per hour (320 km/h); red stripe is interrupted at the end cars by ICE logo, then runs downwards and across the nose lid; window band becomes narrow and ends near the windshield.

ICE T/TD:	similar to ICE 3, except: steeper front; pantograph; maximum speed of 140 mph (230 km/h); no ICE logo on end coaches (ICE T)/ aerodynamic cover on end cars; maximum speed of 125 miles per hour (200 km/h); ICE logo on the left side of the end coaches (ICE TD); red stripe stays straight; red stripe ends near the lamps; windows narrows to a point instead of a flat end as on the ICE 3

ICE T2:	like ICE T series 1, except: painted sheet metal instead of glass between windows, front lamps with LEDs

ICE V:	violet, wide stripe runs deeper than on newer stock and does not continue over the nose lid; Deutsche Bundesbahn logo and preliminary ICE logo; clad rubber gaiters; power heads larger than intermediate cars and with rounder front; front hedge ICE 2-like since 1995

ICE S:	ICE logo with additional letter "S" in white; most have only one intermediate coach; high-voltage lines between carriages; maximum speed is 206 miles per hour (330 km/h)

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ICE 2 trains can run at a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h).

final_sentence: ICE 2 trains can run at a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h).