Uncommon on the Sieg route, the ICE 2, Tz 222 "Eberswalde," led by the power car 402 022-8, presumably running as an empty transfer train, passes through Scheuerfeld/Sieg towards Siegen on July 5, 2026.

The ICE 2, the second generation of high-speed trains in Germany, was put into service in 1996. Unlike the ICE 1, the ICE 2 is limited to six intermediate cars, one control car, and one power car.

A train consists of:
• Power car of class 402
• First-class car Apmz of class 805.3 as car 27 or 37
• First-class car Apmz of class 805.0 as car 26 or 36
• Onboard restaurant WRmbsz of class 807.0 as car 25 or 35
• Second-class service car Bpmbz of class 806.0 as car 24 / 34
• Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.3 as car 23 or 33
• Second-class car Bpmz of class 806.6 as car 22 or 32
• Second-class control car Bpmzf of class 808.0 as car 21 / 31
This train concept allows coupling two trains into a double train.

The ICE 2 follows the concept of double traction:
This enables flexible deployment – as double traction on routes with high demand and with half the seating capacity on routes with lower passenger volumes. The operational concept of the ICE 2 also considers "splitting" both train parts to different travel destinations, thus providing more direct connections without transfers. For example, two ICE 2 trains cover the route from Berlin to Hamm/Westphalia as a double train and then split there into two separate train services towards Essen/Düsseldorf and Hagen/Wuppertal, respectively.

Characteristic of the ICE 2 are the nose flaps on the power car and control car. They conceal the coupling to minimize air resistance during high-speed operation at up to 280 kilometers per hour. All ICE 2 trains underwent a comprehensive modernization starting in 2011, during which, among other things, the passenger information system was expanded to a total of six monitors per car and handrails were installed on the new seats.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Start of operation: 1996
Number of trains: 44
Track gauge: 1,435 mm (standard gauge)
Axle arrangement (power car): Bo’Bo’
Length over couplers (power car): 20,560 mm
Train length: 205.36 meters (power car, 6 intermediate cars, and control car)
Bogie wheelbase: 3,000 mm (power car) / 2,500 mm (cars)
Empty weight: 77.5 t (power car) and 412 t (7-car set incl. control car)
Maximum speed: 280 km/h
Continuous power output: 4,800 kW
Starting tractive effort: 200 kN
Wheel diameter: 920 mm (new) / 860 mm (worn)
Power system: 15 kV 16.7 Hz
Number of traction motors: 4
Drive: Cardan shaft
Brake system: KE R+E
Train protection system: Sifa, LZB 80/16 with PZB 90
Coupler type: Scharfenberg coupler
Seating capacity: 368 (pre-redesign) / 381 (post-redesign), comprising 106 First Class and 275 Second Class seats
Floor height: 1,226 mm above top of rail (TOR)

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EXIF: Canon Canon EOS 6D, Date 2026:07:05 18:24:12, Exposure time: 1/500, Aperture: 11/1, ISO1600, Focal length: 40/1