advanced TrainLab: the fastest lab on the rails

Testing new technology directly on the train

You can identify DB's new test train, the advanced TrainLab, by the grey stripe that has replaced the standard red one. In every other way, the train appears just like any other ICE from the outside. But once the doors open, that all changes. The train is used exclusively as a traveling lab. DB's advanced TrainLab is the first of its kind and gives the entire industry the opportunity to test future technology outside of normal rail operations.

he test train is a class 605 ICE-TD. The diesel-electric drive system means the train can be used anywhere in DB's railway network without needing to rely on power from overhead lines. The train's top speed of 200 km/h enables a wide range of tests to be conducted while the train is in motion. The 107 meter long train has an axle load of 15 metric tons. It consists of two intermediate cars and two end cars, for a large interior with plenty of room for instruments and test setups (see also the following video about the advanced TrainLab).

2020, the advanced TrainLab will test sensor technology for detecting objects and obstacles and for detecting signals and the surrounding environment. Tests on real-time geolocation of trains are also planned. The advanced TrainLab could also be used to test data exchange between trains, cars and infrastructure, for example at railroad crossings, and to test environment-neutral fuel for diesel-powered rail vehicles.

5G test field: high-speed line between Nuremberg and Ingolstadt
Tests on the stability of the 5G network were already carried out with the test train at the beginning of 2018 on the 5G test field of the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt high-speed route. Three mobile phone antennas are installed in the train, which can receive the new 5G network and are being tested as part of the "5G-Connected Mobility" initiative. The 5G network will allow data speeds 100 times faster than the current standard. Passengers will benefit directly from interruption-free mobile internet access and indirectly from improvements to services as a result of digitalized rail operations and the associated increase in capacity.

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