Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. 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

2. Chikugo-Oishi station

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

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

   By miyakoji, February 8, 2015   

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   • Sacto1985
   • February 8, 2015

4. Osaka Electric Tramway #203

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

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

   By bikkuri bahn, January 30, 2015   

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   • westfalen
   • February 2, 2015

6. Anyone fancies an E7 car?

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

7. running direction of EF510-1 reversed

   By miyakoji, January 24, 2015   

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   • Guest
   • January 28, 2015

8. SL/DL/EL JR East Excursion Trains

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

9. JR West: alphabetic line designations

   By miyakoji, January 25, 2015   

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   • kansai
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     • okayama
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • January 26, 2015

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

    By miyakoji, June 21, 2014   

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      • kawasaki
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    • miyakoji
    • January 24, 2015

11. Another JRW Rail Pass Offering Kansei/Hokuriku

    By katoftw, January 22, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • January 24, 2015

12. JR Kyushu 305 series EMU

    By miyakoji, August 1, 2014   

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    • miyakoji
    • January 23, 2015

13. Toyko Station 100th Birthday 20/12/2014

    By katoftw, December 20, 2014
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    • houari
    • January 22, 2015

14. JR Kyushu to undertake large project to eliminate staff at least-used stations

    By miyakoji, January 19, 2015   

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    • katoftw
    • January 21, 2015

15. Mixed class compatibility for MU formations of locomotives? 1 2

    By NGT6 1315, January 15, 2015
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    • marknewton
    • January 20, 2015

16. Manual signal boxes in Japan

    By Rail Announcement, January 19, 2015
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    • dabsan
    • January 20, 2015

17. Which JRF locomotives operate from Tokyo Freight Terminal?

    By The Next Station Is..., January 18, 2015
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    • Claude_Dreyfus
    • January 19, 2015

18. Shinkansen Driver Commands (Commands said my drivers in cabin)

    By Shinkansenrailfan, January 18, 2015
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    • Shinkansenrailfan
    • January 19, 2015

19. JR 205 from yokohama line and saikyo line

    By anggerrailfans, January 18, 2015
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    • railsquid
    • January 18, 2015

20. Tadami Line Reopened?

    By westfalen, January 8, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • January 8, 2015

21. JR Kyushu English Website Update

    By katoftw, January 7, 2015
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    • Guest
    • January 8, 2015

22. One very long sebu train!

    By cteno4, December 26, 2014
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    • katoftw
    • January 5, 2015

23. Akenono running on January 3rd

    By Akenono, January 2, 2015
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    • Akenono
    • January 3, 2015

24. Current operating patterns of KiHa 261, 281 and 283 sets?

    By NGT6 1315, January 2, 2015
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    • NGT6 1315
    • January 2, 2015

25. JR Kyushu to go public in fiscal 2016

    By cteno4, December 1, 2014
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    • trainsforever8
    • December 27, 2014