Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
The Blue Ribbon Award 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.
Award winners
The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.| Award | Year | Train | Operator |
| 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 | JNR Class EF66 electric locomotive | JNR |
| 13 | 1970 | 5000 series Red Arrow EMU | Seibu Railway |
| 14 | 1971 | - | |
| 15 | 1972 | 14 series coach | JNR |
| 16 | 1973 | 183 series EMU | JNR |
| 17 | 1974 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway |
| 18 | 1975 | - | |
| 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 EMU | Kintetsu |
| 23 | 1980 | Enoden 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 | - | |
| 38 | 1995 | 50000 series EMU | Nankai Electric Railway |
| 39 | 1996 | 883 series Sonic EMU | JR Kyushu |
| 40 | 1997 | - | |
| 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 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 | 35 series coach | JR West |
| 62 | 2019 | Odakyu 70000 series EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 63 | 2020 | 001 series Laview EMU | Seibu Railway |