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2 unusual facts about DB Class VT 11.5


DB Class VT 11.5

The fall of the Berlin Wall led to a new life for the 601 as an InterCity train.

This "Alpen-See-Express" ran scheduled from Hamburg and Dortmund to southern German and Austrian destinations, including Berchtesgaden, Lindau, Innsbruck and Salzburg.


Berlin–Hamburg Railway

After the fall of the Wall on 1 August 1990 an Intercity service was established on the Berlin–Hamburg line under the name of Max Liebermann, initially with former TEE carriages hauled by DB Class 601 locomotives that were hired by DR from Italy.


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