I can't find a more updated article, but my mother heard today in German news they found more problems and train service will be disrupted through Christmas, at least.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=abrgdZirF9Mk&refer=germany
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
48 posts
oh dang, I have a train from munich to prague via ICE on the 30th of december.
Posted by
Berlin, Germany
337 posts
@Anthony: But Munich-Prague isn't affected, only routes with ICE-T trains.
Posted by
OP
Tacoma, WA, USA
671 posts
Mark, which trains are ICE-T? We are having trouble scheduling reservations for our Nuremberg to Berlin run (which starts in Austria.)
Posted by
Berlin, Germany
337 posts
The "T" variants are the "tilting trains" on the ancillary routes which weren't build for high-speed trains (i.e. tighter curves).
The three routes affected (as of Nov, 1) are:
ICE route 50: Wiesbaden – Frankfurt – Leipzig – Dresden
ICE route 28: Berlin – Leipzig – Nürnberg (Nuremberg) – München (Munich)
ICE route 91: Dortmund – Koblenz – Mainz – Frankfurt – Nürnberg (Nuremberg) – Passau – Wien (Vienna)
Posted by
OP
Tacoma, WA, USA
671 posts
Thank you! Ours doesn't go through Munich first (starts in Innsbruck), but it does go from Nurnberg to Berlin via Leipzig. We have tickets but weren't able to make reservations a few days ago (were on our other route), so that's probably why!
Posted by
Krems, Wachau, Austria
386 posts
I have just read that 90% of the ICE trains are running as of now, however with some delays and at times overcrowded.
By 14th of December they are expecting to be back on regular schedule, however the tilting function (to accelerate to high speed) will not be used until new ultra-sound devices to test the axels of the trains will be delivered to DBB.