Meet the high speed railway line Frankfurt - Köln and its Siemens Velaro Intercity Express trains at speeds up to 300km/h.
This video shows old and new generation Siemens Velaro ICE trains at some of the most interesting places at this railway line.
After the video introduction:
01:03 Railway tunnel Hellenberg and two ICE 3 at speeds of abouth 300km/h and 250km/h
02:03 New Siemens Velaro ICE train near Limburg at speed of about 250km/h
02:24 Railway viaduct (Bridge) over Eisenbach river at mountains between Limburg and Montabaur and two double ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 200km/h
03:25 Railway station Limburg Süd and ICE 3 at speed of about 300km/h
03:58 Bundesautobahn Frankfurt - Köln and ICE 3 trains near Frankfurt Airport at speeds of about 250km/h and 300km/h
04:50 Bundesautobahn Frankfurt - Köln and new Siemens Velaro ICE train near Limburg at speed of about 250km/h
05:30 Extreme ascending and descending of ICE 3 train (maximum gradient of this railway line, about 40 promilles) and speed of about 200km/h
06:04 Three ICE 3 trains near Limburg at speeds of about 300km/h
06:54 ICE trains at station Limburg Süd
09:04 Two ICE 3 trains between railway tunnels Lange Issel and Eichen-Diekenscheid at speeds of about 230km/h and 200km/h
09:49 ICE 3 train in Eichheide Tunnel (1750m) at speed of about 230km/h
10:27 Railway viaduct over Eisenbach river and double ICE 3 trains at speed of about 200km/h
10:54 Two double and single ICE 3 trains near Montabaur at speed of about 300km/h, 280km/h and 250km/h
11:46 Double ICE 3 train at station Montabaur at speed of about 300km/h
12:17 Double ICE 3 and two single ICE 3 trains between Limburg and Montabaur at speeds of about 200km/h
13:05 Railway tunnel Hellenberg and ICE 3 at speeds of abouth 250km/h
13:35 ICE 3 train at railway tunnel Lange Issel (L=1015m) at speeds of about 230km/h
14:19 Double ICE 3 train between Limburg and Montabaur at speed of about 200km/h
14:50 Railway tunnel Hellenberg and ICE 3 train at speeds of about 300km/h
15:12 Railway viaduct over Eisenbach river and double ICE 3 train at speeds of about 200km/h
15:44 Railway tunnel and viaduct Dickhech and ICE 3 train at speeds of about 200km/h
16:11 Double new ICE Velaro train at station Montabaur at speed of about 250km/h
16:37 Railway station Montabaur
17:13 Overtaking of two ICE trains (0km/h and about 230km/h)
18:39 Three ICE trains near Limburg at speeds of about 250km/h, 300km/h and 280km/h
19:58 ICE train between Frankfurt and Limburg at speed of about 230km/h
20:22 Double ICE 3 train between Limburg and Montabaur at speed of about 250km/h
20:42 Double ICE 3 train between Frankfurt and Limburg at speed of about 300km/h
21:06 Railway tunnel Dickhech (L=575m) and two ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 200km/h
21:39 New ICE Velaro train at railway viaduct over Eisenbach river and in tunnel Dickhech (L=575m) at speed of about 200km/h
22:13 Look through the bushes, ICE 3 train at speed of about 200km/h
22:33 Railway tunnel Eichheide (L=1750m) and double and single ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 160km/h
23:23 Railway viaduct over Eisenbach river and two ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 200km/h
24:06 Railway station Montabaur
24:16 Double and single ICE trains at speeds of about 230km/h
26:53 New ICE Velaro and double ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 230km/h
27:49 Double and single ICE 3 trains at speeds of about 230km/h
29:00 ICE 3 train near Limburg at speed of about 250km/h
29:42 ICE 3 train leaves the station Limburg Süd and ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
30:40 ICE 3 train enters the station Limburg Süd
31:14 Double ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
32:23 Double ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
32:40 Double ICE 3 train enters the station Montabaur
33:33 ICE 3 train at speed of about 160km/h
34:19 Bundesautobahn Frankfurt - Köln and two ICE 3 trains near Frankfurt Airport at speeds of about 230km/h
35:25 Railway viaduct over Eisenbach river and two ICE 3 train at speeds of about 200km/h
36:02 Double ICE 3 train between railway tunnels Lange Issel and Eichen-Diekenscheid at speed of about 200km/h
36:37 Railway tunnel Dickhech (L=575m) and new ICE Velaro train at speed of about 200km/h
37:02 Railway station Limburg Süd
37:25 Overtaking of two ICE trains (0km/h and about 230km/h)
38:30 ICE 3 train at speed of about 250km/h
38:50 Double ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
39:22 ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
40:04 ICE 3 train at speed of about 280km/h
40:21 ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
40:54 ICE 3 train at speed of about 300km/h
41:54 Two double ICE 3 trains at speed of about 300km/h
42:39 Swinging railway overhead line (contact wires)
In addition to high speeds, it's a very nice sound that produce traction motors of Siemens Velaro trainsets. This very nice sound is especially expressed during the acceleration of the train at the departure.
Date of capturing:
August 2018.