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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ICE-L (Talgo 230) on Geislinger Steige, Germany, 10-11-2023: Raphael Krammer· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Talgo 230 DB ICE L at InnoTrans 2022 11: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Talgo 230 DB ICE-L at InnoTrans 2022 01: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Talgo 230 DB ICE-L at InnoTrans 2022 03: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Talgo 230 DB ICE-L at InnoTrans 2022 04: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Talgo 230 DB ICE-L at InnoTrans 2022 05: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Talgo 230 DB ICE-L at InnoTrans 2022 06: Pablo Lopez Estape· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
ICE L is a long-distance locomotive-hauled push-pull train which is being manufactured by the Spanish company Talgo for the German train operator DB Fernverkehr. The name of the train was changed in 2021 from its previous working title ECx, with the L standing for low-floor entry. The trains form part of the manufacturer's Talgo 230 family of trains.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 1 years ago, in 2025.
- Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
- 5.2 MW is about 61 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 68 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 236 m long: about 52 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 562: 11 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 2 years (2024–2026).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2025
- in service from
- 2024
- retired
- 2026
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Push-pull train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Talgo
- operators
- DB Fernverkehr, DSB, NS International, Deutsche Bahn
- top speed
- 230 km/h
- power
- 5.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead line, 3, 3, 3
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+2′(1)′(1)′(1)′(1)′(1)′(1)′(1)′
- formation
- 17 cars
- length
- 236 m
- weight
- 406 t
- capacity
- 562 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q62056771, Wikipedia: ICE L (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.