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Originally Posted by Tony
Wasn't it an ICE unit on which a wheel "exploded" at high speed a few years ago?
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It certainly was, at Eschede....see Wiki link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster
They've fixed the wheels now, but there was quite a stink about it since they were warned by a tram company which used similar wheels and had them disintegrate.