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Limited express N'EX, JR series 253

This EMU is JR series 253, manufactured by "The kinki sharyo" and "Tokyu car" since Dec. 1990. N'EX (=Narita EXpress) is composed by 3, 6, 9 or 12 cars. It's rival is "Skyliner" operated by Keisei electric railway.

Therefor, design concept is "Value added space on board", currently green-car (=first class) equips wireless LAN for web. Series 253 got "Good design award" in 1991 and "Laurel prize" in 1992, those are honourable prize in Japan.

N'EX: http://www.jreast.co.jp/nex/index.htm

The kinki sharyo: http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/e_index.htm
Tokyu car: http://www.tokyu-car.co.jp/eng/index.html
JR East: http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
Keisei electric railway: http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetu...sei_us/top.html

JIDPO/Good design award: http://www.g-mark.org/english/index.html
Japan raifan club/Laurel prize: http://www.jrc.gr.jp/BL/1992/BL1992.html
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