▁ ▁The ▁train ' s ▁name , ▁Hel vet ia , ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁for ▁" Sw itzerland ". ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁Hel vet ia ▁was ▁a ▁Sch nell zug ▁( D ), ▁later ▁a ▁Fern sch nell zug ▁( F ▁- ▁although ▁actually ▁dies el ▁multiple ▁units ▁were ▁used ▁on ▁this ▁service ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁first - class - only ▁Trans ▁Europ ▁Express ▁( TE E ). ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁two - class ▁Inter city ▁( IC ), ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁then - new ▁Euro City ▁( EC ) ▁network . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁brief ▁hi atus ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁as ▁an ▁Inter city - Express ▁( ICE ). ▁ ▁It ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁named ▁train ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁Hel vet ia ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁collision ▁in ▁Lam per the im , ▁H esse , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁train ▁formation ▁( cons ist ) ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged , ▁and ▁four ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁rail ▁transport ▁in ▁Germany ▁History ▁of ▁rail ▁transport ▁in ▁Switzerland