    thumb|300px|inside the cab of an ice&nbsp;3  the intercity-express (written as intercityexpress in austria, denmark, switzerland and, formerly, in germany) or ice () is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in germany and its surrounding countries. it is the highest service category offered by db fernverkehr and is the flagship of deutsche bahn. the brand name "ice" is among the best-known in germany, with a brand awareness close to 100%, according to db. there are currently 259 trainsets in five different versions of the ice vehicles in use, named ice 1 (deployed in 1991), ice 2 (1996), ice t (1999), ice 3 (1999) and ice td (2001â2003, back in service 2007). the ice 3, including its variant models, is made by a consortium led by bombardier and siemens. apart from domestic use, the trains can also be seen in countries neighbouring germany. there are, for example, ice&nbsp;1 lines to basel and zurich. ice&nbsp;3 trains also run to liÃ¨ge and brussels{{cite web |url= http://www.bahn.de/p/view/preise/international/zuege/ice_int_bruessel.shtml |title=mit dem ice international nach belgien |publisher=deutsche bahn |accessdate=12 february 2007 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070204081103/http://www.bahn.de/p/view/preise/international/zuege/ice_int_bruessel.shtml |archivedate=4
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