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 were voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.[1]
| Blue Ribbon Award | |
|---|---|
1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU | |
| 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 |
Award winners
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
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.
- "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.
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