Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. English Language Publications on Japanese Rail 1 2

   By cteno4, May 11, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • September 18

2. Maintenance Car Database

   By Madsing, September 14, 2019
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   • ATShinkansen
   • August 27

3. Railway Maps of Japan

   By Densha, June 15, 2015
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   • Aleks
   • August 4

4. Japanese Rail Car Nomenclature (KuHa, SaHa, MoHa, KiHa) 1 2 3

   By scott, March 12, 2009
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   • Pashina12
   • April 29, 2019

5. Pro Wrestling in a Shinkansen Car

   By bill937ca, Tuesday at 08:20 PM
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   • bc6
   • Saturday at 04:00 PM

6. numberplates Japanese Locomotive Numberplates (ナンバープレート)

   By SL58654号, September 12   

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   • SwallowAngel
   • Friday at 04:06 PM

7. New JR Tokai 385 series 8 car

   By katoftw, Friday at 03:56 AM
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   • katoftw
   • Friday at 03:56 AM

8. Sanyo/Tokaido Nozomi new seating/booking news

   By katoftw, September 13
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   • katoftw
   • September 16

9. Japan Electric Tablet Instruments (タブレット)

   By SL58654号, September 15
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   • SL58654号
   • September 16

10. Oigawa Railway gets a new steam loco

    By marknewton, February 13, 2022
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    • SL58654号
    • September 11

11. Tobu Railway N100 ltd. express stock to be introduced 2023

    By bikkuri bahn, November 12, 2021   

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    • JR East
    • September 6

12. Utsunomiya LRT 1 2

    By Densha, October 3, 2016   

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    • Sacto1985
    • September 4

13. The Izu Express

    By rogerfarnworth, August 10
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    • rogerfarnworth
    • August 10

14. The Cult of Keikyu

    By HankyuDentetsu, May 1, 2021
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • August 7

15. 2023: The year of selling your model trains? What the heck is going on?

    By kndy, August 5   

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    • Das Steinkopf
    • August 6

16. Otaru Museum to dismantle two locomotives in August

    By ED75-775, June 26
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    • kndy
    • August 5

17. Let’s Talk About KoMus…

    By ATShinkansen, August 4
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    • ATShinkansen
    • August 5

18. Emergency Oil Train - I Need My Memory Jogged…

    By ATShinkansen, July 28
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    • ATShinkansen
    • August 2

19. Tiles used at stations

    By mojo, August 4, 2022
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    • mojo
    • July 19

20. Cassiopeia + toritetsu = bad

    By miyakoji, June 5   

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    • cteno4
    • June 6

21. New trams for Keifuku Electric Railroad

    By bill937ca, May 30
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    • Vossibear
    • May 30

22. 205-0 Series pantograph type?

    By Welshbloke, May 28
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    • 200系
    • May 30

23. Tokaido Line train takes a wrong turn

    By miyakoji, May 24   

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    • 6 replies
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 25

24. E259 Series Renewal Unveiled

    By bill937ca, May 9
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    • Wolf
    • May 12

25. Timetable Changes March 2023

    By bill937ca, March 12
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    • simonbp
    • May 8