Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Printed material on Japanese rail in English?

   By SantaFe1970, February 14, 2015
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   • Steve4031
   • March 2, 2015

2. Japan Railway Journal

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

3. what is the Kawagoe Freight Line?

   By miyakoji, February 28, 2015   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • February 28, 2015

4. creative liveries: the JNR 185 that never was

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

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

   By bikkuri bahn, February 27, 2015   

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   • The Next Station Is...
   • February 28, 2015

6. JR Hokkaido H5s leave Kawasaki factory 1 2 3

   By miyakoji, October 13, 2014   

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   • Sacto1985
   • February 28, 2015

7. Ueno Tokyo Line special trains

   By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

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   • Guest
   • February 27, 2015

8. TV program heads up Sunday morning March 1

   By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • February 26, 2015

9. Omiya Railway Museum special exhibitions March 14~

   By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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   • JR 500系
   • February 26, 2015

10. The danger of watching NHK World...

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

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

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

12. KuHaNe 581-53 to Kyoto Railway Museum

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • E6系
    • February 19, 2015

13. Shinkansen Trial Run to Kanazawa

    By katoftw, February 7, 2015
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    • The Next Station Is...
    • February 18, 2015

14. JR East 255 series electricals updated

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 16, 2015

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

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

16. 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

17. Chikugo-Oishi station

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

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

    By miyakoji, February 8, 2015   

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    • Sacto1985
    • February 8, 2015

19. Osaka Electric Tramway #203

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

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

    By bikkuri bahn, January 30, 2015   

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    • westfalen
    • February 2, 2015

21. Anyone fancies an E7 car?

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

22. running direction of EF510-1 reversed

    By miyakoji, January 24, 2015   

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    • January 28, 2015

23. SL/DL/EL JR East Excursion Trains

    By katoftw, January 8, 2015
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    • January 26, 2015

24. JR West: alphabetic line designations

    By miyakoji, January 25, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • January 26, 2015

25. New JR West 227 Series for Hiroshima area 1 2

    By miyakoji, June 21, 2014   

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    • miyakoji
    • January 24, 2015