Parts of ice wreck removed

parts of ice wreck removed

After the fire on an ICE long-distance train on the frankfurt-koln high-speed line, travelers will have to adjust to restrictions in rail traffic for several days to come.

"We expect the line to remain closed until the end of next week," said a spokeswoman for deutsche bahn AG (DB). During the night, the first parts of the damaged cars were transported away. According to the railroad, the clean-up work should be completed as soon as possible during the course of the day. Only then could the tracks and overhead lines in the area be repaired.

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Quiet revolution: formula e aims high

Quiet revolution: formula e aims high

The performance had an almost state-supporting dimension: a speech in front of the brandenburg gate and a ride with a police escort past the reichstag and the victor’s hall. With their presentation in berlin the formula E gave a small foretaste of their rough goals.

"Formula e is more than just a couple of cars racing. We call it a silent revolution in motorsport," emphasized CEO alejandro agag in the capital. In may or june 2015, the concrete apron of the former tempelhof airport is to be the site of a formula e series race in berlin.

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