What is "rheinpfeil"

Rheinpfeil (German - Rhine arrow) may mean:

• The , a Raketa-type hydrofoil boat
• The Rheinpfeil (train), which ran between 1952 and 2002

The word Rheinpfeil was used to name a number of express trains that ran in Germany between the 1950s and 1991. For much of that period, a train carrying the name Rheinpfeil also linked Germany with at least one neighbouring country.

Rheinpfeil is a German word meaning "Rhine arrow", and alludes to the Rhine valley, which always formed part of the route of the train carrying that name.

During its time as a Trans Europe Express (TEE), the Rheinpfeil's formation ( consist) included a "vista-dome car", a rarity on European railways. Seating in the dome car was unreserved.As Eurocity,nr 8/9,conveyed two through DB 2 clas carriages Hannover-Koln-Basel-Bern-Lotschberg Bergstrecke-Brig-Milano Porta Garibaldi-Florence-Rome,in summer 1990/1991,conveyed in EXP 324/5 Rome-Milan-Brig-Basel