Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

Blue Ribbon Award
1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU
Awarded forMost popular and outstanding railway vehicle that entered service in the previous year
DateJune 20, 1958 (1958-06-20)
CountryJapan
Presented byJapan Railfan Club
First award1958
Final award2025
Currently held byJR West 273 series EMU
Most awardsKintetsu Railway
Websitehttps://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl
The 1st Prize Odakyu 3000 series SE (left)
The 62nd Prize Odakyu 70000 series GSE

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

The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.[2]

Award Year Train Operator Image
1 1958 3000 series SE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
2 1959 151 series Kodama EMU JNR
3 1960 10100 series Vistacar II EMU Kintetsu
4 1961 KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMU JNR
5 1962 7000 series Panorama Car EMU Nagoya Railroad
6 1963 20100 series Aozora EMU Kintetsu
7 1964 3100 series NSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
8 1965 0 Series Shinkansen JNR
9 1966 KiHa 8000 series DMU Nagoya Railroad
10 1967 18200 series EMU Kintetsu
11 1968 581 series Gekkō EMU JNR
12 1969 Class EF66 electric locomotive JNR
13 1970 5000 series Red Arrow EMU Seibu Railway
14 1971 Not awarded —
15 1972 14 series coach JNR
16 1973 183 series EMU JNR
17 1974 AE series Skyliner EMU Keisei Electric Railway
18 1975 Not awarded —
19 1976 6300 series EMU Hankyu
20 1977 6000 series EMU Nagoya Railroad
21 1978 12400 series Sunny Car EMU Kintetsu
22 1979 30000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU Kintetsu
23 1980 1000 series EMU Enoshima Electric Railway
24 1981 7000 series LSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
25 1982 1000 series Bernina EMU Hakone Tozan Railway
26 1983 2000 series EMU Keikyu
27 1984 14 series Salon Express Tokyo train JNR
28 1985 8800 series Panorama DX EMU Nagoya Railroad
29 1986 2100 series Resort 21 EMU Izukyū Corporation
30 1987 KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMU JR Hokkaido
31 1988 10000 series HiSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
32 1989 21000 series Urban Liner EMU Kintetsu
33 1990 651 series Super Hitachi EMU JR East
34 1991 100 series Spacia EMU Tobu Railway
35 1992 20000 series RSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
36 1993 787 series Tsubame EMU JR Kyushu
37 1994 Not awarded —
38 1995 50000 series Rapi:t EMU Nankai Electric Railway
39 1996 883 series Sonic EMU JR Kyushu
40 1997 Not awarded —
41 1998 500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi JR West
42 1999 285 series Sunrise Express EMU JR Central & JR West
43 2000 E26 series Cassiopeia sleeping car JR East
44 2001 885 series Shiroi Kamome EMU JR Kyushu
45 2002 E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU JR East
46 2003 21020 series Urban Liner Next EMU Kintetsu
47 2004 5100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMU JR Shikoku
48 2005 M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU JR Freight
49 2006 50000 series VSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
50 2007 0600 series "Portram" Toyama Light Rail
51 2008 N700 Series Shinkansen JR Central & JR West
52 2009 60000 series MSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
53 2010 E259 series Narita Express EMU JR East
54 2011 AE series Skyliner EMU Keisei Electric Railway
55 2012 E5 Series Shinkansen JR East
56 2013 1000 series EMU Tokyo Metro
57 2014 50000 series Shimakaze EMU Kintetsu
58 2015 E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen JR East/JR West
59 2016 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU Hanshin Electric Railway
60 2017 BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU JR Kyushu
61 2018 35 series coach JR West
62 2019 70000 series GSE EMU Odakyu Electric Railway
63 2020 001 series Laview EMU Seibu Railway
64 2021 80000 series Hinotori EMU Kintetsu
65 2022 1000-1890 series Le Ciel EMU Keikyu[3]
66 2023 HC85 series DEMU JR Central[4]
67 2024 N100 series Spacia X EMU Tobu Railway[5]
68 2025 273 series Yakumo EMU JR West[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ JR西日本273系、2025年の鉄道友の会ブルーリボン賞(最優秀車両)に [JR West 273 series wins 2025 Blue Ribbon Award]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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