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The left-luggage system in Cologne is very clever - you go to a locker, tell it how long you want it for: up to 2 hours, up to 24 hours, longer... and it tells you how much to pay, which you can do by cash or card, then the locker door opens and you put your stuff inside, and it issues you a ticket and a receipt. But the clever part is that the whole locker then moves down to a storage area, so when you come to retrieve it, you can go to any locker door, insert your ticket, and it brings your stuff up just as you put it in! Takes a minute or two, but that's all.

this video deserves more views 😢

That's what I like about German trains with a Eurail Pass. You can jump off and on with no reservation fee, unlike France, Italy and Spain. That's why I like traveling in Germany the best. Great video as always.

There's actually 2 levers for the recline, the one you pulled is just to bring the seat cushion forward, but the one on the otherside brings the seat back downwards which is the main recline function of the seat

Unfortunately, that wasn't the new interior design. This has only been installed since unit 408 017 (you used 408 011, which still received the improved seats from the ICE 4) 😉.

Definitely, by far, the best high speed train out there imo, more spacious than a TGV, modern and top notch design! 🙌

That is soo many levels above and beyond the new inter-city trains that the UK gets. The IETs look like a kids toy compared to the ICE3neo. This was also a first class ticket for less than you'd pay for a comparable inter-city trip in standard class in the UK.

I tried this train last summer and I got to say it was really good even in second class! It was a comfortable and fast trip through half of Germany. Everything was perfect.... except the 30min delay. But don't worry, my connecting train was also delayed :D

Cologne is the third tallest Cathedral in the world, and number one is Ulm Minster (161.5 m - 4.1m taller than Cologne), which was deliberately built taller due to an ongoing rivalry between Cologne and Ulm.

Oh I love a German railway station and an ICE train, this new seat looks fantastic, would love to give it a try sometime!

Cologne main station has a wonderful bookshop, notably for railfans. Especially if you can read German.

Nice! You could try the regional train from Lübeck to Kiel. The line is served by brand new battery-operated trains, as there is no overhead line yet. The views of the lakes around Plön are also beautiful.

Yeah, the food in ICE dining cars is really expensive, but from my experiences, it's pretty high quality and tastes good.

Always had a soft spot for DB since I worked in Germany in the 1970,s then the ice trains were very punctual and you had to reserve your seat when you bought the ticket, done that journey by ice and re express, last time I travelled by ice all the seats were leather, nice post

I just recently seen your videos and i honestly believe you do the most professional travel videos I’ve yet seen so far! Great job!!

I love DB first class ICE services. I try and travel on them a couple of times a year. Having worked for British airways for over 30 years I’m now discovering just how good rail travel is.

Great video! Sadly you didn't get to experience the all new interior design that some new class 408s already have.

I just found out that Amtrak (USA) and VIA (Canada) bought locomotives and coaches from Siemens, and the interior looks a lot like the ICE 3 neo interior, with the wheelchair lift in Canada integrated into the train

I love how the ICE 3 Neo resembles the old Velaros

Thanks that a foreigner resumes the DB Train positive!😊

Hello, a really good video again 😃 I go by ICE between Dortmund and Berlin several times a year, and it always is a great way to travel. You cant really beat a train ride in an ICE with any car on that route, neither the time nor the comfort, if you travel alone. Even if there are not so uptodate trains, they are much more comfy. Plus, visiting Berlin is always great, the city is really a capital.

Tbh in 1st class on ICEs the best place to sit is in a row with two seats and a window, you have a seat to block your views and the middle seat also has a wall. So if you work with sensitive information for work, nobody disrupts you and its much more chilled also :)

sehr guter Siemens-Zug!

Great video! But I have to say, the "interior" and the trains of the db have never been a weakness or even problem for me. I even like the IC2. DB has to fix all the other problems.

what a dream it would be this type of train making journeys in Brazil... Rio to São Paulo in 2 and a half hours, Brasília to Goiânia in one hour, Natal to Maceió in 4 hours... one can only dream!

It should be noted that this is very likely close to the train set that will be used on the California HSR system, since Siemens Mobility will assemble them at their plant in Sacramento, California USA.

They finally did it! They moved the power socket to the window side. I don't understand why on most trains it's on the aisle side, where it gets in your way if you want to exit the seat.

After all this time watching your videos it’s so fun to see one on my regular commuting route :D I’m really happy about the Neo too, but I usually don’t catch one as they’re still quite rare.

I like that the seat reservation display is back at the top on the overhead luggage racks - unlike on the ICE4 where it is integrated in the corridor adjacent seats.

In the days before German reunification when Bonn was the capital, trains from Frankfurt to Cologne would follow the Rhine valley. Much more scenic but also slower.

I do have to say as user of FRA multiple times as a stop over. It's rather easy to navigate if one is flying LateHansa all the way or their partner airlines.

The ICE 3 is to me the best high speed train in the world! I know the TGV, the AVE and the Shinkansen, but the ICE 3 is the best! ❤❤❤❤

A few points to bear in mind. Be careful to check in advance whether the German train drivers' union isn't calling one of its all too frequent 2 to 3 day strikes. Secondly the delays on the system as a whole tend to result from signal failures. Quite why they occur so often, I have no idea, but the DB management needs really to get a grip on this. Thirdly, the ICE route gets you there comfortably and quickly, but the old route between Köln/Cologne and Frankfurt takes you down the Rhine and is one of the most scenic routes you will find in Europe (including going past the Lorelei rock). It takes twice as long, but at the last count some IC and EC trains still go that way. If you are not pushed for time, it is well recommended. As for ICE journeys, I have used most generations of them (not the newest one though) since I first came as a tourist in 1985 and since I moved here permanently in 2003. Name an ICE route in Western and Southern Germany and international services to France, the Netherlands and Austria, and my wife and I will have taken it. It may be nostalgia rather than fact, but I am sure that back in time the service was far more reliable and efficient than it is now.

Great trip. Can't wait for this train running abroad.

I'd love to see a separate video on the connection between DB (esp ICE-trains) and Frankfurt airport. It's by far the best way to get to the airport, no car parking, no hustle, well integrated to the passenger-friendly layout of FRA. You leave the train, and from your platform there's actually an escalator directly to the Departures area. Since you probably did all your paperwork on the Internet, it's as close to platform 9 3/4 without a steam engine plane ... please show your viewers what's possible in terms of air-/train-travel integration

The older videos without the audio narration are more fluid and appealing

I have found all types of ICE trains Very Comfortable in the First Class. The Neo trains are clearly at least just as good! On the subject of information screens, Siemens is to be congratulated on the excellent screens it seems to fit on all trains it manufactures. Contrast Alstom!

Thought it's an internal combustion engine train that goes 320km/h. That would be very impressive

My most recent experiences with ICEs of varying generations have sadly been disastrous and make me sceptical about your assessment. Toilets were frequently out of order, and one train that seemed fairly recent managed to rack up half an hour of delay before even setting off from its initial starting point due to software malfunction. I finally reached Cologne at 2:30 in the morning instead of 11 pm. At one point we were standing next to the train outside at a small station south of Frankfurt, around midnight, until the driver had finished re-booting the train‘s systems and convinced it to continue. My opinion of the competence of Siemens has been vastly impaired by this extreme experience, but knowing it’s not completely uncommon is the essential point here. I would certainly love Deutsche Bahn to buy a few sets of French or Japanese made trains once in a while, just to kick Siemens in the butt. They deserve it. PS. And by the way, if you ride trains in first class to vlog about them, you can of course take full advantage of special offer prices, which very rarely are an option when you travel for work, or have to meet certain appointments. When you’re travelling under the usual circumstances for most users, even with a BahnCard 50 you’ll pay tariffs not far off the gas price of a car drive, for a single person. Imagine the comparison for a family of 4 or 5 people.

06:48 Those river cruise ships are stuck in Cologne until the water level goes back down to normal!

You made a small mistake at 7:24. The ICE 3 Neo you went with actually does not have the new design, but the old one. The first few train sets still came with the old design and only since the end of last year, all new trains come with the new interior design. So you might want to give the ICE 3 Neo another try at some point, as the new design is soooo good imo :D

As a frequent traveler of DB I just wish DB would fix punctuality and WiFi.

They have learned from the mistakes they made with ICE 4. So glad they ordered so many ICE 3 neo. Also, I love filming the ICE 3 neo.

What do you think is the best train system in europe?

Rest assured, you hit the 300 km/h at some point between Siegburg/Bonn and Frankfurt. You just didn't notice.

Yeah german highspeed train! Better then all the other's!

I'm certainly pleased that theyre somewhat better looking than the ghastly ICE 4 (if not quite as sleek and awesome as the original ICE 3)

I have done ICE Düsseldorf to Berlin, Frankfurt to Amsterdam and back. 1st class is always worth the extra money.

I usually travel in second in second class from North to south germany. and these train are really good. As you say, the seats are quite comfy. It takes quite some hours to feel uncomfortable, (usually after 5 and half hours I am fed up seating there). The luggage space is good even when the train is packed.

ICE is best train in Europe :-) Thanks for video :-)

0:57 Cologne Cathedral is NOT the tallest church in the world. That would be Ulm Minster.

Hey mate great video!😊🎉 which speedometer do you use if I may ask. The ones i find are crap ;)

3:14 "Neiiin, nein!" Damn delays 😅

1:00 The „Ulmer Münster“ actually is 161,5 meters high, making it the highest church tower in the world.

if they are one time, the German ICE trains are a nice and fun way to travel.

Interrail passholders may not NEED to make reservations but for ICEs and IC trains at peak times it is most certainly recommended (unless you want to spend most of your journey standing). This is especially important this summer with the Euro 2024 being held in Germany and a special €29.90 fare being available for match ticket holders.

Fantastic train. Can't wait to try it out.

9:00 You really said: Is the recline in the room with us? 😂

Lovey video and too good train , looking forward for a trip on this

Finally a positive statement about DB. It's very rare to hear if you are German. ;)

the trains have never been the problem in germany, the infrastructure is.

I'm German and pretty surprised at the price for the ticket, I had expected it to be a lot more 🤣 Pretty nice train and really clean!

authentic DB punctuality

Must try it!: thanks.. Good you are back in Europe...

Soap dispenser for the win 😂

ICE3neo? After joining Star Alliance DB is now buying from Airbus…

DB tries to save some energy by not going all the time to the max possible speed. Because the energy consumption is exponential to the speed. This means 250 to 300 km/h needs four times the energy than 150 to 200 km/h. But i pay for a high speed ride and expect to be transported in the shortest time possible. Btw, the route Cologne - Frankfurt also passes the Hallerbachtalbrücke wich is free for 300 km/h and because of the up and down one gets there a free roller coaster ride, bcs. of the g-forces.

04:29 Wooow its very rarely see a cargotrain in this station because this station is very busy with normal trains and there is a extra second track over cologne south!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮

You had an ICE 3 neo with the older interior (one of the first 16 trainsets). Starting with the 17th trainset, the interior is completely new. Sadly you can't see in advance which interior version is used for which service.

nice video, thank you. However, the statement that Cologne Cathedral has the highest church towers in the world is wrong!! The highest church tower in the world is also in Germany, but in Ulm! The tower of Ulm Minster is 161.53 m high.

Cool Video, sadly didn't catch one of the neos yet. First ride got cancelled or something, don't remember. Second ride, they swapped the train. Grmblfx

Lots of typical German Bahn bashing comments here. The DB is really good compared to other European railways.

0:50 The Cologne Cathedral is not the tallest in the world, it is the Ulmer Münster, 161m

Another fantastic video! Thanks!

Cologne hbf is where i have always encountered the absolute worst delays

Has punctuality also improved ;-)? This not a Japanies Train ;-)DB likes to protest

The best ICE will be the one with the new interior design.

I once took an iryo to Barcelona from madrid and the line speed limit is 300kmh and I managed to catch the train at 302kmh

Fantastic

Great video !!

Great review, thanks for uploading! It does appear that some seats are misaligned with the windows, just like on ICE 4. Both the seats behind and in front of you have walls instead of windows. I would be sad if I reserved a seat in an empty carriage only to have no window! *Edit: I found a seating chart on Man in Seat 61's site. In this 1.Kl. carriage there are 30 "window" seats, and 16 of them appear to have walls. Personally I think this is a major design defect of these newer trains.

And this was not even then new interior for the second class of the Trains that they come with now!

Other than having an improved interior, I was surprised to see the train body being spotlessly clean with a matching shine As of date, I never experienced ICE first class as the price was always outrageously high everytime I booked for my trips. Maybe I'll get lucky next time huh?

Good video. The ICE3neo is great, unfortunately Deutsche Bahn only achieves 65% punctuality.

There is an upgraded version of the new interior. There are videos about it but coverage is in German. Here's one such video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLKHYJN8puDFoGQ.htmlsi=G6zvcfp4ygI6jgA3

I miss the entire media offer, you usually find on every arm rest. Also I thought that every ICEs first class has a screen on the back side of every seat.. haven’t been on one in a while..

like this video, btw, I don t know why the new Neo have only 2 first class car vs 3 with the old one

I like the ICE 1 the most.

soap dispenser liked you too much

you will find the highest church in Ulm. ~5m higher then Köln. Also available via ICE.

@Nonstop Eurotrip at 4:23 when your ICE3 Neo trainset arrives i see also an BR 189 from Beacon Rail slowly coming trough Cologne/Köln HBF with an containter train

Damn they got rid of the round windows on the doors. Wish they kept them

"Datum der Dreharbeiten: 01.06.24" - you must be a time traveller 🙂

I got really confused when I saw the blue stripes on the ICE at around 3:25 but, I asked AI and apparently that unit is called "_Europa / Europe_ " or also "_Unit 406 001_" from what I know, it is the only unit with blue stripes at Deutsche Bahn. edit: about all announcements being in both German and English, to me it has happened that they were only on German, and if they were on English they were shorter.

wait it takes 1 hour and 27 minutes?? when i took this train it was little under one hour, but only stopped at the airport in between. Damn, that they allowed the stops at limburg and such if they take that much time, no wonder that train was dead.

Yes, you can turn up and take any free seat in your class of travel but, BEWARE: trains in Germany are VERY popular and even the first class will very often be completely full! Much better to pay the couple of euros for a reservation, imho

The river Rhein does not flow thru Austria and neither thru Lichtenstein! 😖

I just made the numbers and maybe i'm wrong but 180km in 1h24min= 128,5km/h average. It's really slow for a HST, right?

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