First Batch Velaro For Turkey

In July 2013 TCDD awarded Siemens a contract for seven eight-car Velaros. While the first one, compiled from the cars originally intended to form DB Class 407 ICE 3, was delivered already in September 2013, the first of the batch was dispatched from Germany in late January 2016. The accompanying photo from the long run to Turkey, via Austria, Hungary and Romania, was taken at Hegyeshalom on 31 January, and shows an end car numbered 93 75 9801 028-1.