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ICE test train reaches speeds of up to 405.0 km/h

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113 points doener | 6 comments | 29 Jun 25 22:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.914s | source | bottom
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WorkerBee28474 ◴[30 Jun 25 03:07 UTC] No.44418890[source]▶
'ICE' here means Intercity Express [0] and not internal combustion engine.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercity_Express

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KronisLV ◴[30 Jun 25 03:56 UTC] No.44419203[source]▶
Recently took some of these in Germany, was a pretty pleasant experience!

It was a bit odd how the ticket prices seem to fluctuate a lot over there based on timing (like 20 EUR if you buy half a week ahead of time, closer to 40 EUR nearer to travel date, at least in my case) but I much preferred taking the train over flying.

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hummuscience ◴[30 Jun 25 05:05 UTC] No.44419611[source]▶
For every train, there is a fixed number of tickets per price category. So sometimes, you can still find cheap tickets ("super sparpreis") a day before because thag specific train didn't have many bookings:)
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1. dheera ◴[30 Jun 25 05:46 UTC] No.44419833[source]▶
Aw hell they picked up on that stupid American capitalist crap?

I worked in Germany in 2005 and back then everything was fixed price per kilometer for each train class, and you could get rail passes of sorts and get on whatever the hell trains you want during their validity. I'd take train roundtrips after work just to watch sunsets.

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2. krior ◴[30 Jun 25 06:03 UTC] No.44419930[source]▶
> Aw hell they picked up on that stupid American capitalist crap?

Surge pricing is not an uniquely american concept.

3. red_trumpet ◴[30 Jun 25 06:54 UTC] No.44420280[source]▶
The price concept discussed above applies to long-distance trains. Local trains are still different, especially if you have the "Deutschlandticket" (germany ticket) you can just hop on any local train you like.
4. jksflkjl3jk3 ◴[30 Jun 25 06:58 UTC] No.44420298[source]▶
Dynamic pricing based on availability is much more efficient, which is a good thing.
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5. dheera ◴[30 Jun 25 16:27 UTC] No.44425119[source]▶
I don't believe in "efficient" pricing being a good thing.

Railway systems with flat pricing and no stupid games are such a relief.

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6. jksflkjl3jk3 ◴[06 Jul 25 10:07 UTC] No.44479351{3}[source]▶
Okay then you need to accept some combination of higher average prices and sold out peak travel times.