[passenger] ‘The final one’ – Siemens and Alstom conclude ICE4 production in time [updated]

This article was first published on 19.02.2024 and updated on 19.03.2024 – scroll down to see the update

It is time for the finale, ICE4’s finale. Below, you see the latest and final ICE4 for Deutsche Bahn leaving the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre, where it was commissioned:

PCW 10 / 248 009 with DB Fernverkehr 9237 is the ‘final one’ – sleaving Wegberg-Wildenrath on 19.02.2024 © Wolfgang Scheer

You see ICE4 train no. 137 alias 9237 – with end cars 6812 and 7812 237. It is a seven-car train of which, unsurprisingly, 37 have been built:

  • 37x 7-car trains = unit 9201-9237
  • 50x 12-car trains = unit 9001-9050
  • 50x 13-car trains = unit 9451-9500
  • two spare end cars

Of the 12- and 13-car trains, around 35 units have been fitted with a 265 km/h speed limit (250 km/h is standard).

DB Fernverkehr 9237 is the ‘final one’ – seen on its way to Wegberg-Wildenrath on 19.02.2024 © Wolfgang Scheer
DB Fernverkehr 9237 is the ‘final one’ – seen on its way to Wegberg-Wildenrath on 19.02.2024 © Wolfgang Scheer

Update 19.03.2024: The official presentation and naming ceremony…

…took place on 19.04.2024 at Berlin Hauptbahnhof. 9237 was named ‘Spree’ after the German river. The 137th train was delivered on time, quite an achievement for the project with a total value of around EUR 6 billion, the largest procurement programme in DB’s history. In total, Siemens and subcontractor Bombardier/Alstom built over 1,500 carriages with around 105,000 seats.

The seven-car trains are mainly used between Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia, but also between Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Salzburg and Klagenfurt.

ICE4 no. 9237 at Berlin Hauptbahnhof on 19.03.2024 © Deutsche Bahn
ICE4 no. 9237 at Berlin Hauptbahnhof on 19.03.2024 © Deutsche Bahn
ICE4 no. 9237 at Berlin Hauptbahnhof on 19.03.2024 © Deutsche Bahn
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