class marking in Japan

[sportinglife]

...apart from the green stripe marking first class, looking at old pictures I was wondering if light blue stripe was for second class and pink stripe for third...

thanks

M

[The_Ghan]

I've never heard of this.  I believe there is only "Ordinary" and "Green" class.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[bikkuri bahn]

It depends on the era you are talking about.  Originally there was a three class system.  Pre-war, first class cars were designated with a white band/stripe, second class with a blue, and third with a red (maybe that's the pink you saw- red faded by the sun).  The red stripe was retired in 1940. Right after the war, the white stripe was changed to a cream color, to differentiate it from Occupation Forces cars which adopted a white stripe.  When the Tokaido Line loco-hauled limited expresses were replaced by emu's in 1960, the cream stripe disappeared (at that time, the only limited expresses running were on the Tokaido Line).  By 1961, the blue stripe was replaced by the green stripe.

[keitaro]

It depends on the era you are talking about.  Originally there was a three class system.  Pre-war, first class cars were designated with a white band/stripe, second class with a blue, and third with a red (maybe that's the pink you saw- red faded by the sun).  The red stripe was retired in 1940. Right after the war, the white stripe was changed to a cream color, to differentiate it from Occupation Forces cars which adopted a white stripe.  When the Tokaido Line loco-hauled limited expresses were replaced by emu's in 1960, the cream stripe disappeared (at that time, the only limited expresses running were on the Tokaido Line).  By 1961, the blue stripe was replaced by the green stripe.

 

 

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[bikkuri bahn]

It depends on the era you are talking about.  Originally there was a three class system.  Pre-war, first class cars were designated with a white band/stripe, second class with a blue, and third with a red (maybe that's the pink you saw- red faded by the sun).  The red stripe was retired in 1940. Right after the war, the white stripe was changed to a cream color, to differentiate it from Occupation Forces cars which adopted a white stripe.  When the Tokaido Line loco-hauled limited expresses were replaced by emu's in 1960, the cream stripe disappeared (at that time, the only limited expresses running were on the Tokaido Line).  By 1961, the blue stripe was replaced by the green stripe.

 

 

some one give this guy a medal! Knows everything...

 

Haha, don't thank me, thank the internets.

[sportinglife]

...here are some pictures...