Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Differences between gran class seating

   By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2015   

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   • March 6, 2015

2. JR Electric Locos

   By wazzd, March 6, 2015
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   • March 6, 2015

3. Park where you can see shinkansen trains whizzing by

   By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2015   

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   • cteno4
   • March 5, 2015

4. Nippon Mining Saganoseki Railway

   By stevenh, March 3, 2015
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   • March 4, 2015

5. Bulk grain by rail? 1 2

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

6. Printed material on Japanese rail in English?

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

7. Japan Railway Journal

   By dmustu, March 1, 2015
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • March 1, 2015

8. what is the Kawagoe Freight Line?

   By miyakoji, February 28, 2015   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • February 28, 2015

9. creative liveries: the JNR 185 that never was

   By miyakoji, February 24, 2012
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   • February 28, 2015

10. Tokaido Shinkansen to begin 285km/h operation next month

    By bikkuri bahn, February 27, 2015   

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    • February 28, 2015

11. JR Hokkaido H5s leave Kawasaki factory 1 2 3

    By miyakoji, October 13, 2014   

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    • Sacto1985
    • February 28, 2015

12. Ueno Tokyo Line special trains

    By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

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    • February 27, 2015

13. TV program heads up Sunday morning March 1

    By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 26, 2015

14. Omiya Railway Museum special exhibitions March 14~

    By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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    • February 26, 2015

15. The danger of watching NHK World...

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

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

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

17. KuHaNe 581-53 to Kyoto Railway Museum

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • February 19, 2015

18. Shinkansen Trial Run to Kanazawa

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

19. JR East 255 series electricals updated

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 16, 2015

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

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

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

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

22. Chikugo-Oishi station

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

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

    By miyakoji, February 8, 2015   

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    • Sacto1985
    • February 8, 2015

24. Osaka Electric Tramway #203

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

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

    By bikkuri bahn, January 30, 2015   

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    • westfalen
    • February 2, 2015