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[NebrHogger]

Railway related I believe.

Yes. It was listed under the "eisenbahn" category. I railroaded for 34 years and have a collection of caps, medals, awards and table medals relating to Euro and colonial railroads. The two railroads I worked for (Chicago & Northwestern which was taken over by Union Pacific) had very meager awards and safety prizes. At 20 years' service, I got a cheap imported watch with my name engraved on it. Gave it to my SiL.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Yes. It was listed under the "eisenbahn" category. I railroaded for 34 years and have a collection of caps, medals, awards and table medals relating to Euro and colonial railroads. The two railroads I worked for (Chicago & Northwestern which was taken over by Union Pacific) had very meager awards and safety prizes. At 20 years' service, I got a cheap imported watch with my name engraved on it. Gave it to my SiL.

Must keep an eye out for any "CFR" Romanian Railway insignia items for you then.

 

[NebrHogger]

Must keep an eye out for any "CFR" Romanian Railway insignia items for you then.

Thank you! I am able to pay in Euros.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Thank you! I am able to pay in Euros.

Shh . . . . . we are not a selling group nod nod wink wink!

 

[colin traveller]

Bought a new bike and collected it earlier

 

[NebrHogger]

Merry Christmas to me! My Hungarian friend successfully bid on this DDR RR medal for me. I'll have enough to fill another shadow box when it and the west German medals arrive. But you have to be careful buying for yourself this time of year lest you get a visit from the Krampus!

 

[NebrHogger]

More RR stuff. These are DDR "faithful service" medals for 10, 20 and 30 years on the rail.

Reverse of the 10 and 20 year medals have the same inscription, "for faithful service". I think - I speak very little German.

The 30 year medal has a different phrase - (I don't know what it says)

This is another DDR award. I'm still researching to see what it represents. Meritorius track repair maybe?

I had sent my Hungarian friend an Italian bayonet for his collection - he responded by sending a Hungarian RR cap from the Soviet Bloc years. Santa came through for me!

 

[NebrHogger]

A frivolous aside to a pic above... On various DDR items, I see "Reichsbahn". I had thought that term ceased to be used after Hitler's Reich was eliminated in 1945, and it was - except in the DDR and Soviet sector of Berlin. I don't know why, and I doubt they know, either.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

More RR stuff. These are DDR "faithful service" medals for 10, 20 and 30 years on the rail.
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Reverse of the 10 and 20 year medals have the same inscription, "for faithful service". I think - I speak very little German.
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"For Loyal Service."

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"Service In the German Railways."

This is another DDR award. I'm still researching to see what it represents. Meritorius track repair maybe?
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Basically it translates to: For volunteer work with the railways will check on a FB group what the word ZOE refers too.

 

[LimaCharles]

I just ordered a Sig MCX Spear in 5.56 for no other reason than just because.

I might be broken right now.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

OK I got this answer so far - ZOE = Zentrale Oberbauerneuerung (Reichsbahn)

EDIT: Google trans says Central Upper building renovation (Railways.)

 

[colin traveller]

Bought myself another tool box for my knives etc

 

[Bombardier]

Over the last two months I bought myself

A 1 ton arbor press and a metal shear

 

[NebrHogger]

Better pic of the DDR RR medal shown above. My friend is now bidding on vintage RR hats for me. Reverse side is entirely blank.

 

[LimaCharles]

Just finishing up on the reverse osmosis underneath sink unit. But after having our first cups of this water, definitely was worth it.

But if we ever have to do this again, we're getting the countertop pour over one instead because F that. I can do a water boiler in 30 minutes or less. But this dang thing took a whole evening and parts of the night -_-

 

[LimaCharles]

5.000 rounds of FN 5.7.

To have already on hand because when that gets released, whoa man...

 

[NebrHogger]

Got a set of German collar tabs from the 1930s. At first I thought it was related to motorcycle couriers or similar, but research confirmed this is an early RR style not used very long.

 

[downsizer]

2 tickets to watch AC/DC at Wembly in July.

Not a massive fan of stadium gigs, but I'm never gonna see these old geezers again.

 

[Jake84]

2 tickets to watch AC/DC at Wembly in July.

Not a massive fan of stadium gigs, but I'm never gonna see these old geezers again.

Funnily enough, it all started with this dumbkopf Munich mayor letting the secret about their new European Tour known back in Nov 2023 when it was supposed to be kept secret.

They’re also probably touring in Paris somewhere but as you said I avoid those ten of thousand people concerts.

 

[downsizer]

It's a box I've wanted to tick for a long time. No doubt they won't be what there were but I have to go and the company pays me the bonus next month so, let the dollar bills rain as they say.