Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
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 voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.[1]
1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU
2006 Blue Ribbon Award ceremony at Shinjuku Station for the Odakyu 50000 series "VSE" Romancecar EMU, September 2006
Award winners
1958 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Odakyu 3000 series SE EMU
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
2015 Blue Ribbon Award winner, E7 Series/W7 Series Shinkansen
2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Hanshin 5700 series
2017 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Kyushu BEC819 series
The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.[2]
See also
References
- "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.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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