Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU
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2006 Blue Ribbon Award ceremony at Shinjuku Station for the Odakyu 50000 series "VSE" Romancecar EMU, September 2006
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 . 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[]
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1958 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Odakyu 3000 series SE EMU
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2005 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Freight M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU carrying commemorative Blue Ribbon Award sticker, 2005
2013 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Tokyo Metro 1000 series
2014 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Kintetsu 50000 series
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2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Hanshin 5700 series
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2017 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Kyushu BEC819 series
The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.[2]
Award | Year | Train | Operator |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1958 | 3000 series SE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
2 | 1959 | 151 series Kodama EMU | JNR |
3 | 1960 | Vistacar II EMU | Kintetsu |
4 | 1961 | Hatsukari DMU | JNR |
5 | 1962 | 7000 series Panorama Car EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
6 | 1963 | 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 | EMU | Kintetsu |
11 | 1968 | 581 series Gekkō EMU | JNR |
12 | 1969 | JNR Class EF66 electric locomotive | JNR |
13 | 1970 | Red Arrow EMU | Seibu Railway |
14 | 1971 | (No award) | - |
15 | 1972 | coach | JNR |
16 | 1973 | 183 series EMU | JNR |
17 | 1974 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway |
18 | 1975 | (No award) | - |
19 | 1976 | 6300 series EMU | Hankyu |
20 | 1977 | 6000 series EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
21 | 1978 | Sunny Car EMU | Kintetsu |
22 | 1979 | Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU | Kintetsu |
23 | 1980 | EMU | Enoshima Electric Railway |
24 | 1981 | 7000 series LSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
25 | 1982 | Bernina EMU | Hakone Tozan Railway |
26 | 1983 | 2000 series EMU | Keikyu |
27 | 1984 | train | JNR |
28 | 1985 | 8800 series Panorama DX EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
29 | 1986 | 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 | (No award) | - |
38 | 1995 | 50000 series Rapi:t EMU | Nankai Electric Railway |
39 | 1996 | 883 series Sonic EMU | JR Kyushu |
40 | 1997 | (No award) | - |
41 | 1998 | 500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi | JR West |
42 | 1999 | 285 series Sunrise Express EMU | JR Central & JR West |
43 | 2000 | 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 | 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 EMU | JR East |
56 | 2013 | Tokyo Metro 1000 series EMU | Tokyo Metro |
57 | 2014 | Kintetsu 50000 series Shimakaze EMU | Kintetsu |
58 | 2015 | E7 series/W7 series Shinkansen EMU | JR East/JR West |
59 | 2016 | Hanshin 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU | Hanshin Electric Railway |
60 | 2017 | BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU | JR Kyushu |
61 | 2018 | JR West | |
62 | 2019 | Odakyu 70000 series EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
63 | 2020 | 001 series Laview EMU | Seibu Railway |
64 | 2021 | Kintetsu 80000 series Hinotori EMU | Kintetsu |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: . 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: . May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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