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  "description": "Stuttgarter Zeitung had the story this week that Italian private high speed rail operator Italo is to enter the German rail market, and will likely buy 25-30 Velaro trains from Siemens to do this. There are a whole slew of hurdles Italo would have to overcome before they can launch, and the big question in my mind - given the capacity and reliability issues in German rail - is where they could realistically run. But they are serious, plenty of people have spoken to me about their plans, and I th",
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  "textContent": "Stuttgarter Zeitung had the story this week that Italian private high speed rail operator Italo is to enter the German rail market, and will likely buy 25-30 Velaro trains from Siemens to do this. There are a whole slew of hurdles Italo would have to overcome before they can launch, and the big question in my mind - given the capacity and reliability issues in German rail - is _where_ they could realistically run. But they are serious, plenty of people have spoken to me about their plans, and I think this one is going to happen - although for now I cannot put a date on it.",
  "title": "Italo to run high speed trains in Germany",
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