Running number: 50 80 86-81 897-0 / 50 80 26-81 620-9 / 50 80 26-81 621-7
TWINDEXX VARIO® is a registered trademark.
"IC 2" is the name for the TWINDEXX-Vario® trains used by DB Fernverkehr since the timetable change on 13.12.2015. As early as 2010, Bombardier Transportation received its first order for 27 five-car double-deck coaches in combination with Class 146.5 locomotives from a framework agreement concluded in advance with DB AG for a total of 800 double-deck coaches. A further 17 trains were ordered in March 2015. The TWINDEXX-Vario® is a further development of the proven double-deck platform from Görlitz. The maximum speed of the trains is 160 km/h. In DB Fernverkehr''s long-distance transport concept, the IC 2 will gradually replace all previous IC trains. The first routes to be operated from the timetable change were Leipzig – Norddeich Mole, Dresden – Cologne and Koblenz – Norddeich Mole.
