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Like all models in the ICE fleet , the ICE 4 also has an air brake with additional dynamic brake which recovers energy during the braking process and feeds it back into the traction grid .
The DB long-distance transport division is planning to implement its largest ever range of customer services by the year 2030 . By then , it intends to expand its range of longdistance services by 25 percent , which means the different regions and metropolises will be linked more frequently , faster , more directly and more comfortably . There will be an additional 150 ICE connections per day and up to two ICE connections per hour between Germany ’ s major cities . The ICE 4 will play a key role in this development . At the end of 2016 , the ICE 4 underwent exhaustive testing under real passenger operating conditions and is scheduled to begin regular operation when the timetable changes in December 2017 . It will then gradually replace the previous ICE 1 and ICE 2 fleets . The next DB Supplier Awards and Supplier Innovation Award will be presented at the next Innotrans
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