Overview

• Deutsche Bahn has completed delivery of 137 ICE 4 trains and added 15 ICE 3 Neo units this year, with 90 Neo sets scheduled by 2028.
• ICE L trains from Talgo have been delayed until late 2025, with only four of the 79 ordered expected this year.
• Pro Bahn warns that phasing out older ICE 3, ICE T and ICE 2 trains by 2027 could create capacity gaps on key routes.
• More than a third of long-distance services still run late despite a 58 percent drop in engine failures between 2019 and 2024.
• Flixtrain has ordered 30 high-speed trains from Talgo, plus an option for 35 more, signaling growing competition.