Blue Ribbon Award (railway) explained

The 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

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

Award	Year	Train	Operator	Image
1	1958	3000 series SE EMU
2	1959	151 series Kodama EMU
3	1960	10100 series Vistacar II EMU
4	1961	KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMU
5	1962	7000 series Panorama Car EMU
6	1963	20100 series Aozora EMU
7	1964	3100 series NSE EMU
8	1965
9	1966	KiHa 8000 series DMU
10	1967	18200 series EMU
11	1968	581 series Gekkō EMU
12	1969	Class EF66 electric locomotive
13	1970	5000 series Red Arrow EMU
14	1971
15	1972	14 series coach
16	1973	183 series EMU
17	1974	AE series Skyliner EMU
18	1975
19	1976	6300 series EMU
20	1977	6000 series EMU
21	1978	12400 series Sunny Car EMU
22	1979	30000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU
23	1980	1000 series EMU
24	1981	7000 series LSE EMU
25	1982	1000 series Bernina EMU
26	1983	2000 series EMU
27	1984	train
28	1985	8800 series Panorama DX EMU
29	1986	Resort 21 EMU
30	1987	KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMU
31	1988	10000 series HiSE EMU
32	1989	21000 series Urban Liner EMU
33	1990	651 series Super Hitachi EMU
34	1991	100 series Spacia EMU
35	1992	20000 series RSE EMU
36	1993	787 series Tsubame EMU
37	1994
38	1995	50000 series EMU
39	1996	883 series Sonic EMU
40	1997
41	1998	500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi
42	1999	285 series Sunrise Express EMU
43	2000	Cassiopeia sleeping car
44	2001	885 series Shiroi Kamome EMU
45	2002	E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU
46	2003	21020 series Urban Liner Next EMU
47	2004	5100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMU
48	2005	M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU
49	2006	50000 series VSE EMU
50	2007
51	2008
52	2009	60000 series MSE EMU
53	2010	E259 series Narita Express EMU
54	2011	AE series Skyliner EMU
55	2012
56	2013	1000 series EMU
57	2014	50000 series Shimakaze EMU
58	2015
59	2016	5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU
60	2017	BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU
61	2018
62	2019	70000 series GSE EMU
63	2020	001 series Laview EMU
64	2021	80000 series Hinotori EMU
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]

See also

• List of motor vehicle awards
• Laurel Prize

External links

• • The Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize: Japan's Best New Trains, Japan Railway Journal on NHK World-Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize. May 2016. . Japan. 24 May 2016.
2. Web site: http://www.jrc.gr.jp/award/bl. ja:ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞. Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize. May 2016. . Japan. Japanese. 24 May 2015.
3. Web site: 2022-05-26 . 2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定 . 2022 Blue Ribbon Award / Laurel Prize recipients decided . 2022-05-26 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . ja.
4. Web site: 2023-05-25 . ja: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 . 2023-05-25 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . ja . Japan.
5. Web site: 2024-05-23 . ja: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 . https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20240523-2951287/ . 2024-05-23 . Mynavi News . ja.