Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. JR Hokkaido Introduces Four New Snow Removal Machines

   By bill937ca, December 16, 2016
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   • Themetropolitainline
   • December 17, 2016

2. Odakyu Romancecar VSE 5000 To Be Retired

   By bill937ca, January 3, 2022
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   • Giugiaro
   • August 22, 2022

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

   By bikkuri bahn, November 12, 2021   

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   • JR East
   • September 6, 2023

4. Kintetsu to introduce new commuter rolling stock autumn 2024

   By bikkuri bahn, May 17, 2022   

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   • HankyuDentetsu
   • June 18, 2022

5. Suicide (?) on the Shinkansen

   By railsquid, June 30, 2015
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   • kvp
   • July 2, 2015

6. JR East orders new towing equipment

   By disturbman, January 19, 2021
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   • GWR
   • February 12, 2021

7. Keihin Tohoku Line disruption yesterday

   By JR 500系, August 5, 2015
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   • velotrain
   • August 9, 2015

8. Japanese tramway handbook.

   By bill937ca, July 5, 2018
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   • ben_issacs
   • December 4, 2018

9. Japan's last operating Narrow Gauge Forest Railway

   By bill937ca, December 2, 2019
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   • Welshbloke
   • December 16, 2019

10. Blue Train "Fuji" one day revival

    By bikkuri bahn, September 4, 2014   

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    • Guest
    • December 23, 2014

11. Tram along creek

    By tossedman, July 14, 2013
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    • tossedman
    • July 14, 2013

12. Battery EMU to be introduced on Karasuyama Line Spring 2014

    By bikkuri bahn, November 7, 2012
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    • Guest
    • January 23, 2014

13. JR East train-mounted catenary and track sensors

    By bikkuri bahn, May 31, 2015   

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    • yamanote line
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    • cteno4
    • June 1, 2015

14. EF67-100 Series being withdrawn

    By yakumo381, September 18, 2016   

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    • hans-diesel
    • October 14, 2016

15. Interesting piece on Japanese private railway development

    By bikkuri bahn, May 19, 2012
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    • bill937ca
    • May 20, 2012

16. JR East: new KIHA 100 variant for Koumi Line sightseeing train

    By miyakoji, June 22, 2017   

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    • serotta1972
    • June 23, 2017

17. JR Hokkaido another incident

    By bikkuri bahn, January 26, 2012
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    • westfalen
    • January 28, 2012

18. 113 series Kosei Line

    By bikkuri bahn, July 27, 2014   

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    • Guest
    • July 31, 2014

19. JR East's E231-500 series to Chuo-Sobu line services

    By Densha, October 29, 2014
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    • katoftw
    • October 31, 2014

20. ED500

    By velotrain, July 28, 2015
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    • ToniBabelony
    • July 28, 2015

21. JR Hokkaido 733/735 series

    By bikkuri bahn, May 28, 2012
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    • JR 500系
    • June 4, 2012

22. Through Toyoko-Fukutoshin Line services to begin March 2013

    By bikkuri bahn, July 25, 2012
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 26, 2012

23. KuHaNe 581-53 to Kyoto Railway Museum

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • jrwest
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    • 6 replies
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    • E6系
    • February 19, 2015

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. Women only cars on trains - your opinion?

    By ptr, December 17, 2021
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • December 24, 2021