Editing Intercity Express (section)

===Fourth generation===
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[[File:ICE 4 at Nuremberg Hbf.jpg|thumb|ICE 4 at [[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof]]]]
Procurement of ICx trainsets started c. 2008 as replacements for locomotive hauled [[InterCity]] and [[EuroCity]] train services - the scope was later expanded to include replacements for [[ICE 1]] and [[ICE 2]] trainsets. In 2011 [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] was awarded the contract for 130 seven car intercity train replacements, and 90 ten car ICE train replacements, plus further options - the contract for the ten car sets was modified in 2013 to expand the trainset length to twelve vehicles. The name '''''ICx''''' was used for the trains during the initial stages of the procurement; in late 2015 the trains were rebranded '''ICE 4''', at the unveiling of the first trainset, and given the class designation 412 by Deutsche Bahn.

Two pre-production trainsets were manufactured and used for testing prior to the introduction of the main series.