High-speed Rail In Germany
Construction of the first German high-speed rail lines began shortly after that of the French TGVs (lignes à grande vitesse, high speed lines). However, legal battles caused significant delays, so that the German InterCityExpress (ICE) trains were deployed ten years after the TGV network was established.
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