I fear that the general public in Germany will not be praising this achievement. The once efficient and punctional trains in Germany have deteriorated severely in the past years due to lots of delayed maintenance causing lots of delays and even regular cancelations of trains. Also the road infrastructure is suffering from delayed maintenance.
That's exactly it, it's not the new top speed they need, they lack efficiency. And it's not just Deutschebahn. For example BVG, who runs busses and U-bahn in Berlin is even less reliable.
I think higher speeds can help efficiency. For example it can help catch up a train that has been delayed.
It can, but it requires the track to be free in front of it and being allowed to go at the required speed to catch up.
Yes but it’s a strictly better situation to be in although your point is valid.
Do you imply that trains would normally run slower than what they can safely achieve?