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Key Facts35 Years of ICE: Stuttgart’s High-Speed Rail Pioneers
Jun 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
- Peter Winter and Kerstin Hoffmann have been operating ICE trains since their debut 35 years ago, part of the first high-speed generation.
- The 1991 introduction of ICE enabled faster travel, including on the new Stuttgart-Mannheim rail connection.
- Despite decades of use and millions of kilometers, the first ICE generation remains reliable with improved power-to-weight ratios.
- Early ICE staff underwent special training and managed unique tasks such as selling telephone cards onboard.
That ICE can't be broken.— Peter Winter, Stuttgart locomotive driver, on the robustness of the first-generation ICE