Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Sluggish trains in Kyushu

   By railsquid, June 22, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • June 24, 2019

2. Train derails after ramming into car near Tokyo, 1 slightly injured

   By bill937ca, June 20, 2019
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   • bill937ca
   • June 21, 2019

3. 6.8 Earthquake hits off the coast of Niigata on 18 June 2019

   By Yavianice, June 18, 2019   

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   • cteno4
   • June 18, 2019

4. KoKi 10000s

   By Welshbloke, June 12, 2019
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   • Welshbloke
   • June 12, 2019

5. Notes on JNR Freight Operations

   By bill937ca, June 8, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • June 10, 2019

6. Another whoops! moment in the Yokohama area

   By railsquid, June 6, 2019
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   • miyakoji
   • June 7, 2019

7. Automated train travels in wrong direction, injuring 20 in Yokohama

   By bill937ca, June 1, 2019
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   • bill937ca
   • June 6, 2019

8. Japanese bullet train operator to aim at its own cleaning 'miracle' (7 minute miracle)

   By bill937ca, June 5, 2019   

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   • bill937ca
   • June 5, 2019

9. Platform edge doors.

   By ben_issacs, May 28, 2019
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   • EdF
   • May 31, 2019

10. “SL” Usage

    By ATShinkansen, May 26, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 27, 2019

11. Japan Times: Central Japan Railway's test shinkansen hits 360 kph

    By bill937ca, May 25, 2019
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 27, 2019

12. Kagoshima tram goes in two different directions

    By railsquid, May 25, 2019
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    • Nick_Burman
    • May 26, 2019

13. 2019 Blue Ribbon and 2019 Laurel Prize Winners Announced

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

14. Not looking at the scenery from a Japanese train.

    By ben_issacs, May 21, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 22, 2019

15. Kiso Forest Railway 1 2

    By rogerfarnworth, February 9, 2019
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    • Martijn Meerts
    • May 22, 2019

16. Obscure (To Me) Blue Train Inquiry

    By ATShinkansen, May 22, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • May 22, 2019

17. help finding something

    By shadowtiger25, May 19, 2019
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    • shadowtiger25
    • May 20, 2019

18. An Overview of Present and Future Rolling Stock Changes in the Tokyo Area

    By Socimi, January 7, 2018
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    • Socimi
    • May 12, 2019

19. Kotoden to retire Retro Train

    By bill937ca, May 11, 2019
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    • maihama eki
    • May 12, 2019

20. Raiway books, a couple of good specialist stores.

    By ben_issacs, May 9, 2019
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 9, 2019

21. Amagasaki Train Crash 2005 documentary

    By JR 500系, April 20, 2014
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    • Das Steinkopf
    • May 7, 2019

22. Special trains for change of Era in Japan at midnight 30th. April.

    By ben_issacs, April 28, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • May 5, 2019

23. History of Japanese Railways

    By Pashina12, May 3, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 4, 2019

24. Nationality of voice announcements on Japanese trains.

    By ben_issacs, May 3, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 4, 2019

25. Tobu New 70090 series

    By bill937ca, April 30, 2019
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    • Sascha
    • May 1, 2019