Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. 150th Anniversary of Japanese Railways

   By bill937ca, November 20, 2022
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   • bill937ca
   • November 20, 2022

2. 165 Series high roof?

   By Welshbloke, October 29, 2017
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   • Welshbloke
   • October 30, 2017

3. 1st TEST RUN EF510-502 with E26 Series Cassiopeia

   By VVVF, February 13, 2010
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   • disturbman
   • February 13, 2010

4. 2 engineers on 2 coupled EMU's

   By hans-diesel, March 1, 2017
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   • Nick_Burman
   • March 2, 2017

5. 20/25kV EH800 locomotive testing and revenue freight

   By bikkuri bahn, July 28, 2014   

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   • stevenh
   • July 29, 2014

6. 2011 worst on record for passengers falling onto train tracks

   By gmat, December 10, 2011
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   • keitaro
   • December 11, 2011

7. 2016 Blue Ribbon Award + Laurel Prizes

   By korat, May 24, 2016
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • May 25, 2016

8. 2019 Blue Ribbon and 2019 Laurel Prize Winners Announced

   By bill937ca, May 23, 2019
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   • ben_issacs
   • May 24, 2019

9. 2020 Summer Olympic Games go to Tokyo

   By bill937ca, September 8, 2013
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   • KenS
   • September 29, 2013

10. 2020 typhoon season

    By railsquid, September 5, 2020
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    • Socimi
    • September 6, 2020

11. 2022-03-16: M7.3 earthquake off Fukushima coast, tsunami warning, Tohoku Shinkansen derailed 1 2

    By railsquid, March 16, 2022
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    • 200系
    • May 1, 2022

12. 2023 JR East Fall/Winter Tourism Campaign TVCM

    By bikkuri bahn, November 8, 2023   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • November 8, 2023

13. 2023: The year of selling your model trains? What the heck is going on?

    By kndy, August 5, 2023   

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    • Kamome
    • January 19

14. 205-0 Series pantograph type?

    By Welshbloke, May 28, 2023
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    • 200系
    • May 30, 2023

15. 211 retired from the Utsunomiya and Takasaki Line?

    By gmat, July 13, 2013
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    • Sacto1985
    • July 15, 2013

16. 211 series with fancy camera on the Chuo Line

    By miyakoji, August 31, 2017   

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    • Suica
    • September 1, 2017

17. 22 February turned out to be a bad day for Tokyo train commuters, as freak delays showed

    By gmat, February 24, 2018
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    • miyakoji
    • February 24, 2018

18. 24 Series cars on test run for Twilight Express San'in Course service

    By miyakoji, July 3, 2015   

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    • ayokoi
    • September 2, 2015

19. 25 Tokyo Monorail employees caught fare-dodging

    By gmat, April 15, 2011
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    • Guest
    • April 16, 2011

20. 29-04-2013 Monday, 10th Model Railway City meeting

    By Kabutoni, April 27, 2013
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    • Kabutoni
    • April 27, 2013

21. 3 JR group companies to make bidding easier for foreign suppliers

    By bikkuri bahn, June 24, 2014   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 24, 2014

22. 3 new DMUs for Sanriku Railway

    By miyakoji, February 17, 2013   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 17, 2013

23. 3 streetcars in Kochi put on show as they pass in unison

    By bill937ca, June 17, 2018
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    • Gordon Werner
    • January 27, 2019

24. 3-year-old boy falls between bullet train and platform during trial run

    By gmat, February 14, 2011
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 14, 2011

25. 30 years on, world’s longest undersea tunnel faces challenges as Japan balances bullet trains with freight

    By Edos2300, March 14, 2018   

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    • Edos2300
    • March 14, 2018