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[NL] DB ICE3neo in the Netherlands for authorization testing

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On 13.06.2023, ICE3neo highspeed train no. 8002 arrived in the Netherlands for authorization tests. On 23.06.2023, it got company from 8003. This article features nice shots of the trains in action:

DB Fernverkehr 8002 arrives in NL on 14.06.2023 © Henk Zwoferink
DB Fernverkehr 8002 in Kaldenkirchen (DE) on 19.06.2023 © Wilco Trumpie
DB Fernverkehr 8002 in Kaldenkirchen (DE) on 19.06.2023 © Wilco Trumpie
DB Fernverkehr 8002 / 408 002 in Zuilen on 19.06.2023 © Steven Oskam
DB Fernverkehr 8002 on the Hanzelijn on 21.06.2023 © Reinhard Abt

Eventually, these trains will replace the Class 406 high-speed trains authorised in the Netherlands. These units have severe reliability problems and will be either withdrawn or re-purposed for domestic services in Germany.

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