The Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric trainsets built by Siemens and derived from the German ICE 3 platform. Rather than a single train, Velaro is a product line that has been adapted and sold to railways in multiple countries, including Spain, Russia, China and Turkey, each version tailored to local track gauges, power systems and operating conditions. Velaro trains are distributed-power designs, with traction motors spread under many of the cars rather than concentrated in separate locomotives, and versions of the platform have been used to set several national and commercial speed records for their respective operators.
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YearThe quote dates the first delivery for service of the initial ICE 3 batch from which the Velaro family derives, not a Velaro-branded unit. SignificanceIn July 2006 a Velaro trainset (AVE S-103) reached 403.7 km/h, a land speed record for rail vehicles and unmodified commercial service trainsets 1 Manufacturer or Builder In the Other Atlases
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1. Siemens Velaro, Wikipedia
Introduction section, sentence on the initial ICE 3 batch
This initial batch of ICE-3 trainsets was built by a consortium with Bombardier, and first delivered for service in 1999.
Introduction section, opening sentence
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens.
Introduction section, sentence on the July 2006 speed record
In July 2006, a Siemens Velaro train-set (AVE S-103) reached 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph), which was the land speed record for rail vehicles and unmodified commercial service trainsets.
In Group: European High-Speed Trainsets, Lead sentence
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens.
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