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The '''Bacchus''' was an express train in Germany, initially linking Dortmund and Munich. The train was named after the Roman God of wine, although for most of its existence it linked two cities famous for producing beer.<ref>Das grosse TEE Buch p.&nbsp;91.</ref>

==History==

===Trans Europ Express=== In 1971 the Deutsche Bundesbahn started an inner German network of first-class only InterCity services modeled after the Trans Europ Express (TEE) criteria, but more frequent than the TEE, one train per hour instead of one train a day. During the 1970s the introduction of second-class coaches in the Intercities was proposed and tested on some routes, resulting in the IC79 project.<ref>TEE Züge in Deutschland p.&nbsp;130.</ref>

The IC79 project was implemented at 28 May 1979, but seven inner German services, including a new train, the ''Bacchus'', stayed first-class-only and were classed as TEE to distinguish them from the two-class InterCity.<ref>La Légende des TEE p.&nbsp;380.</ref>

The ''TEE Bacchus'' was withdrawn only one year after the introduction. As it had run only on weekdays, ''Bacchus'' earned itself a record as the shortest-lived TEE, with 254 days of service.<ref>Das grosse TEE Buch p.&nbsp;91.</ref>

===InterCity=== The ''Bacchus'' was revived as two class InterCity on 2 June 1985 on the same route until 1 June 1991. A third ''Bacchus'' ran between Stuttgart and Münster from 29 May 1994 until 23 May 1998.<ref>La Légende des TEE p.&nbsp;381.</ref>

==See also== {{portal|Trains|Germany}} * History of rail transport in Germany * List of named passenger trains of Europe

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Works cited== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |ref= Hajt|first= Jörg |last= Hajt|title= Das grosse TEE Buch |location= Bonn/Königswinter |publisher= Heel Verlag |language= German |year= 2001 |isbn= 3-89365-948-X}} *{{cite book |ref= TEEFR |first1= Maurice|last1= Mertens|first2=Jean-Pierre|last2= Malaspina|title= La Légende des Trans Europ Express|location= Vannes |publisher= LR Presse |language= French |year= 2007 |isbn= 978-29-036514-5-9}} *{{cite book |ref= TEEDE|first= Peter|last= Goette|title= TEE-Züge in Deutschland|location= Freiburg |publisher= EK-Verlag|language= German |year= 2008 |isbn= 978-3-88255-698-8}} {{refend}}

{{Trans Europ Express trains}}

Category:Named passenger trains of Germany Category:Railway services introduced in 1979 Category:Trans Europ Express