Editing High-speed rail (section)

====Germany====
{{Main|High-speed rail in Germany}}
[[File:ICE 1 in Augsburg-Hochzoll.jpg|thumb|The German [[ICE 1]]]]
Following the [[ETR 450]] and [[Direttissima]] in Italy and French [[TGV]], in 1991 Germany was the third country in Europe to inaugurate a high-speed rail service, with the launch of the [[Intercity-Express]] (ICE) on the new [[Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway|Hannover–Würzburg high-speed railway]], operating at a top speed of {{convert|280|km/h|abbr=on}}. The German ICE train was similar to the TGV, with dedicated streamlined power cars at both ends, but a variable number of trailers between them. Unlike the TGV, the trailers had two conventional bogies per car, and could be uncoupled, allowing the train to be lengthened or shortened. This introduction was the result of ten years of study with the ICE-V prototype, originally called Intercity Experimental, which broke the world speed record in 1988, reaching {{convert|406|km/h|abbr=on}}.