Beer Baptism for the Lusatia's Whizzing Wonder: "Cottbus" - the Reborn ICE 4
Religious ritual performed with dill pickle water: Agency rebrands ICE Stream 4 as 'Cottbus' - Employer Organisation Moves to Implement New Guidelines to Safeguard Workers from Ionising Radiation Hazards
Hang around with the cool kids of Lusatia: Meet the revamped ICE 4 of German Rail (DB), now christened Cottbus. In the heart of Cottbus, the new train workshop, this flashy high-speed locomotive was adorned with a crown of cold Spreewald pickle juice. The train's coat of arms shares gleaming space alongside the city's name.
Making a station stop nowhere near Cottbus, the ICE spent three villainous weeks in the workshop for some TLC, as announced by the company. But securing a name change? Now that's the mother of all upgrades! "Having one of this new generation's trains sport the name 'Cottbus/Chóśebuz' gives us hopes that maybe, just maybe, in the future, the ICE trains will grace our fair city's tracks," said Mayor Tobias Schick (SPD). Brandenburg's Minister-President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) joined the party and revealed the shiny new nameplate.
This bad boy ain't just any ol' ICE 4. It's the heart throb of the DB fleet. According to DB's digitalization and technology guru, Daniela Gerd tom Markotten, "A train of this new generation being dubbed 'Cottbus/Chóśebuz' represents the triumphant economic facelift in the Lusatia region." Since all 137 ICE 4 DB drifters get their maintenance done in Lusatia, it's like taking your car to the Tony Stark of automotive hackers.
While there previously twirled through the land an ICE 2 with the name Cottbus til September 2024, this heavy metal canon icon from the '80s has now been replaced by this sleeker, swankier model.
DB opened a colossal ICE fix-it shop in the city back in January 2024, and they're in the process of constructing a second workshop hall, due for completion by the end of 2026.
Woidke's been rallying for more train tracks in Bran'burg, lusting after expansion in the rail transport scene with the fed gov. According to his manifesto, the Lübbenau-Cottbus route requires an urgent double-track expansion to be unleashed as planned in 2027.
- Cottbus
- ICE
- Spreewald Pickle Water
- Lusatia
- DB
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- German Rail
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- Brandenburg
- Dietmar Woidke
- Spreewald
- ICE Fleet
[Enrichment: The significance of the ICE 4 "Cottbus" lies in the progressive transformation happening in the Lusatia region, transitioning from its coal mining history towards more environmentally friendly industries. The naming of the train represents the region's connection to modern transportation and integration within the German rail network. The DB's new workshop in Cottbus is an effort to enhance efficiency and reduce maintenance costs in their fleet.]
- Despite its new role as a high-speed train, the Commission has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation in the evolving industries of Lusatia.
- In the realm of transportation, the ICE 4 "Cottbus" stands as a symbol of financial investment and technological advancement in the public-transit sector of Brandenburg, driven by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke and the SPD.
- As the ICE 4 "Cottbus" cruises through the Lusatia region, it parties with its peers in the DB fleet, shedding light on the transformation of the area from its coal mining roots towards environmentally friendly industries, exemplifying the significance of the approval of the directive on worker protection from ionizing radiation.
