Soviet Honored Railwayworker Badge

[Hauptmann]

[Hauptmann]

Dan :cheers:

[JapanX]

Just in case ...

An exellent site devoted to early "exellence" railway badges.

http://nkps-mps.ru/index.php

Hope you find this one interesting.

Cheers,

Nick

[Hauptmann]

Nick, many thanks for the link. Sorry for my late reply. Got super busy with work upon my return and now I'm laid up, having taken a bad fall this past Friday night. Have a "high ankle sprain" which the doc says is as bad as a break. Four to six weeks recovery.

Very interesting site. I've also seen a few books on the subject... sadly none in English yet that I know of. Here's a couple that cought my eye. If I could find them cheap enough when I have $$'s I'd love to get them.

[Hauptmann]

[Hauptmann]

[Hauptmann]

[Hauptmann]

[Hauptmann]

They look like terrific books but unless I can find a way to learn Russian fluently pdq and that at 50... I'm out of luck other than getting them to look at the pics.

Here's hoping some will eventually come out in English down the road.

Dan :cheers:

[JapanX]

Have a "high ankle sprain" which the doc says is as bad as a break. Four to six weeks recovery.

Hope you'll recover pretty soon Dan :cheers:

[Hauptmann]

Many thanks! Sorry for the late reply... even being laid up everything is keeping me way too busy. But deeply appreciate! Today (so far) has actually been the best day yet... hopefully a good sign.

Dan :cheers:

[Hauptmann]

Not a badge... but ribbon bar with BAM medal on it so figured worth posting here:

Will have to post the reverse when I have it in hand.

Dan :cheers:

[JapanX]

Sweet "labour" ribbon bar Dan!

Best,

Nick

[Hauptmann]

I know this isn't an award... but it's now part of my Soviet RR collection so hoping ya'll won't mind if I show it here. This is a key/tool set used by Conductors on Soviet passenger trains.

Dan

[Hauptmann]

Also added these since my last update:

150th Anniversary of St. Petersburg-Moscow Railroad medals:

Edited August 11, 2013 by Hauptmann

[Hauptmann]

I also have all the Excellent Railway Worker badges save two... with one of those pending which will leave me needing only the Excellent Signals badge to complete the set. Once I finalize on the second to last one and it arrives I'll do a group scan front and back and post them.

Stay tuned!

Dan

[JapanX]

This is a key/tool set used by Conductors on Soviet passenger trains.

These could be used not only with railroad car doors, but also in metro and suburban trains ;)

[Hauptmann]

Very cool! Deeply appreciate the additional info on the keys. I'd never seen any till I saw some that Chuck has in his collection... and then these fell into my lap out of the blue.

Thanks!!!!

Dan

[Hauptmann]

Ministry of Transport Engineer badge:

Sadly missing the screwback nut... hoping one turns up at some point.

Dan

Edited August 11, 2013 by Hauptmann

[JapanX]

Ministry of Transport Engineer badge:

Dan, this is badge of Ministry of transport machine-building / Минтрансмаш - Министерство транспортного машиностроения СССР

This badge was introduced in 1946 and issued until 1953

All badges were manufactured by Enamel fabric M.T.X./Эмальерная фабрика M.T.X.

[JapanX]

Correct screwplate for this badge will look like this one

or like this one

Edited August 13, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

By the way, nice original badge Dan

They make copies of this one

[JapanX]

You have so-called "large badge".

There was also different version known as "small badge".

It has slightly different inscription on the banner.

[JapanX]

That`s why they call it "little one"

[Eric Gaumann]

My small contribution to this excellent thread:

Both are unnumbered, mirror reverse models.