Siemens Venturio is a concept intercity and interregional train from Siemens

Siemens

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The Venturio concept is intended for top speeds between 160 km/h and 250 km/h, train lengths of 3-9 (originally 3-12) cars, and optional active tilting

Tilting train

A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide about or seated passengers to feel squashed by the outboard armrest due to...

. The design allows for the installment of various kinds of traction equipment, such as 3 kV DC, 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric, or diesel-electric.

The Venturio concept was developed from the ICE TD

ICE TD

The DBAG Class 605 is a high-speed diesel multiple unit train, in service with Deutsche Bahn and DSB, commonly known as the ICE TD.- Development :...

 high-speed DMUs for Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...

, which were produced by a consortium under the leadership of Siemens. The company offered the Venturio in a tender for a second batch of the related ICE T

ICE T

DBAG Class 411 and Class 415 are German tilting high-speed electric multiple-unit trains in service with Deutsche Bahn , commonly known as ICE T.- Development :...

 high-speed EMUs, but another bid won in 2002.

In 2002, Siemens and British transport company FirstGroup agreed to develop a replacement for the aging InterCity 125

InterCity 125

The InterCity 125 was the brand name of British Rail's High Speed Train fleet. The InterCity 125 train is made up of two power cars, one at each end of a fixed formation of Mark 3 carriages, and is capable of , making the train the fastest diesel-powered locomotive in regular service in the...

 high-speed DMUs, the Venturio UK. However, Britain's Strategic Rail Authority

Strategic Rail Authority

In existence from 2001 to 2006, the Strategic Rail Authority was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 to provide strategic direction for the railway industry....

 ordered a halt to the programme. Following the abolition of the SRA, the UK's Department for Transport

Department for Transport

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 started the Intercity Express Programme

Intercity Express Programme

The Intercity Express Programme is an initiative of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom to procure new trains to replace the InterCity 125 fleet on the East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main Line, as well as replacing other trainsets on long distance services from London to...

 instead, for which Siemens did not offer the Venturio again but submitted a joint bid with Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....

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No Venturios have been ordered or produced so far.