Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. TV program heads up Sunday morning March 1

   By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • February 26, 2015

2. Omiya Railway Museum special exhibitions March 14~

   By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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   • JR 500系
   • February 26, 2015

3. Driver familiarization runs begin on Ueno Tokyo Line

   By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

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   • katoftw
   • March 27, 2015

4. Ueno Tokyo Line special trains

   By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

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   • February 27, 2015

5. Tokyo Metro 01 Series to Kumamoto Dentetsu 1 2

   By miyakoji, February 22, 2015   

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   • gerryo
   • August 21, 2015

6. The danger of watching NHK World...

   By Ken Ford, February 20, 2015
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   • February 20, 2015

7. Question about JR East Bi-level Green Car Trains

   By YamanoteRider95, February 20, 2015
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   • E6系
   • February 20, 2015

8. Kyoto Railway Museum rolling stock, news thread 1 2 3

   By miyakoji, February 20, 2015   

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   • cteno4
   • April 30, 2016

9. JR West: new station at Kyoto Railway Museum in 2019

   By miyakoji, February 20, 2015   

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   • katoftw
   • March 26, 2019

10. Bulk grain by rail? 1 2

    By Ken Ford, February 16, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • March 4, 2015

11. KuHaNe 581-53 to Kyoto Railway Museum

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • February 19, 2015

12. JR East 255 series electricals updated

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 16, 2015

13. Printed material on Japanese rail in English?

    By SantaFe1970, February 14, 2015
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    • March 2, 2015

14. Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Express will be a bullet train in Japan

    By cteno4, February 13, 2015
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    • katoftw
    • February 14, 2015

15. Chikugo-Oishi station

    By Rail Announcement, February 9, 2015
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    • mrp
    • February 13, 2015

16. AC traction: do 50Hz and 60Hz need different equipment?

    By miyakoji, February 8, 2015   

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    • Sacto1985
    • February 8, 2015

17. track diagram freaks

    By cteno4, February 8, 2015
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    • bill937ca
    • May 28, 2020

18. Shinkansen Trial Run to Kanazawa

    By katoftw, February 7, 2015
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    • February 18, 2015

19. 12-car formations, bi-level green cars on Chuo Line in 2023 (was 2020) 1 2 3

    By miyakoji, February 5, 2015   

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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • November 18, 2023

20. Osaka Electric Tramway #203

    By stevenh, February 4, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 5, 2015

21. Anyone fancies an E7 car?

    By JR 500系, January 30, 2015
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    • Sacto1985
    • January 31, 2015

22. Kita Kinki Tango Railway to be renamed Kyoto Tango Railway

    By bikkuri bahn, January 30, 2015   

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    • westfalen
    • February 2, 2015

23. JR Kyushu to stop in-car sales 1 2

    By JR 500系, January 29, 2015
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    • katoftw
    • February 16, 2015

24. JR West: alphabetic line designations

    By miyakoji, January 25, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • January 26, 2015

25. running direction of EF510-1 reversed

    By miyakoji, January 24, 2015   

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    • Guest
    • January 28, 2015