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So how fast do those ICE trains go?

We spent the day travelling from Amersfoort to Utrect on a first train, then on a bullet shaped ICE (inter city express) train to Frankfurt.  So how fast do these trains go?
I was impressed when the conductor accelerated to 159 km/h.
I made it to the bathroom at this speed without much of a problem.
I thought we were at top speed here.
This was the top speed.  Mostly in tunnels and away from any livestock.  This is moving!

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  1. _27 June 2026 at 04:34

    That's amazing! We only dream of service like that in Canada. ☺️

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  2. Anne-Marie27 June 2026 at 06:05

    I believe this is the same train we took to Germany from Amsterdam too! Very cool.

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