Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
Blue Ribbon Award | |
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Awarded for | Most popular and outstanding railway vehicle that entered service in the previous year |
Date | June 20, 1958 |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Japan Railfan Club |
First awarded | 1958 |
Last awarded | 2024 |
Currently held by | Tobu N100 series EMU |
Most awards | Kintetsu Railway |
Website | https://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl |
The Blue Ribbon Award (ブルーリボン賞, Burū Ribon Shō) is an award presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the Japan Railfan Club . It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and were voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.[1]
Award winners[edit]
The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.[2]
- 1958 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Odakyu 3000 series SE
- 2005 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Freight M250 series Super Rail Cargo
- 2012 Blue Ribbon Award winner, E5 Series Shinkansen
- 2013 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Tokyo Metro 1000 series
- 2014 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Kintetsu 50000 series
- 2015 Blue Ribbon Award winner, E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen (E7 shown)
- 2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Hanshin 5700 series
- 2017 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Kyushu BEC819 series
- 2018 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR West 35 series coach
- 2019 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Odakyu 70000 series GSE
- 2020 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Seibu 001 series
- 2021 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Kintetsu 80000 series
- 2022 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Keikyu 1000–1890 series
- 2023 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Central HC85 series
- 2024 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Tobu N100 series
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: Japan Railfan Club . May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 [Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club . May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定" [2022 Blue Ribbon Award / Laurel Prize recipients decided]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ 2023年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定 [2023 Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize recipients announced]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ 東武鉄道、N100系「スペーシアX」鉄道友の会ブルーリボン賞を受賞 [Tobu Railway's N100 Series "Spacia X" wins Japan Railfan Club's Blue Ribbon Award]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.