Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. JR East cruise train Shikishima interior revealed to media outlets

   By bikkuri bahn, March 17, 2017   

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   • Sacto1985
   • March 18, 2017

2. Nozomi shinkansen marks 25 years as vital transport artery

   By bill937ca, March 14, 2017
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   • Sacto1985
   • March 16, 2017

3. 01 series final run announced

   By Socimi, January 31, 2017   

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   • Socimi
   • March 16, 2017

4. Question about station names

   By Pashina12, March 15, 2017
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   • velotrain
   • March 16, 2017

5. Fujikyu puts up ED403 loco for sale 'for free'

   By Densha, March 14, 2017
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   • stevenh
   • March 14, 2017

6. Question about a signal

   By Pashina12, March 6, 2017
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   • marknewton
   • March 14, 2017

7. Daylight road haulage of rolling stock attracts crowd of 30,000

   By bikkuri bahn, March 7, 2017   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • March 9, 2017

8. 7501 delivered to Kagoshima City Transport Bureau

   By bill937ca, March 6, 2017
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   • kvp
   • March 7, 2017

9. Ichibata Electric Railway to introduce first original railcar in 83 years

   By bikkuri bahn, July 13, 2016   

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   • velotrain
   • March 5, 2017

10. Huis Ten Bosch goes Dutch Orange

    By katoftw, March 4, 2017
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    • JR 500系
    • March 5, 2017

11. Bombardier makes "better" trains than Japanese makers 1 2

    By bikkuri bahn, February 27, 2017   

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    • Nick_Burman
    • March 3, 2017

12. Tokyo Metro 13000 series and Tobu 70000 series

    By miyakoji, June 18, 2015   

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    • miyakoji
    • March 3, 2017

13. Production lists of Japanese locomotive builders?

    By Pashina12, March 3, 2017
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    • Pashina12
    • March 3, 2017

14. 2 engineers on 2 coupled EMU's

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

15. Where to stop express trains: Paris vs Tokyo

    By IST, March 1, 2017
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    • kvp
    • March 1, 2017

16. Train Rouge

    By bill937ca, February 28, 2017
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    • cteno4
    • March 1, 2017

17. 30th anniversary of privatization of Japan National Railway

    By Sascha, February 24, 2017
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    • westfalen
    • February 27, 2017

18. DF200 derailment in Hokkaido

    By yakumo381, February 25, 2017   

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    • kvp
    • February 26, 2017

19. Driven axles on KiHa 20... KiHa 52 KiHa 40... 1 2

    By hans-diesel, October 8, 2015
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    • sectionmaster
    • February 25, 2017

20. Why couple the E5 and E6?

    By gavino200, February 22, 2017
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    • cteno4
    • February 22, 2017

21. Military-purpose subway lines?! - Secrets of underground Tokyo

    By Socimi, February 16, 2017   

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    • kvp
    • February 20, 2017

22. Manyo Line 5022 Battling Snow

    By bill937ca, February 6, 2017
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    • bill937ca
    • February 16, 2017

23. [Greater Tokyo Area] ? => Tsurumi Line - passenger and freight traffic

    By The passenger, February 12, 2017
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    • Jcarlton
    • February 14, 2017

24. Wat Ur Favourite Private/local J line and Why? 1 2

    By Thankyu6300, January 27, 2017
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    • tossedman
    • February 12, 2017

25. On the move

    By bill937ca, February 11, 2017
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    • katoftw
    • February 12, 2017