Employees of Russian Railways, both locomotive and trainThe brigade, according to the job description, wears certain uniforms. About what it is, the shape of the railwaymen of Russia, we'll talk in this article - we will give its brief description, varieties, insignia, the history of origin and modification.
Uniform of the employee of the railwayspeaks about his involvement in the corporation JSC Russian Railways. Its wearing is mandatory for all structural units. About belonging to any regional branch of the company says a special sign on the sleeve of the tunic or shirt - the abbreviation of the branch of the railway. Retired railway workers have the right to wear their own uniform with the same marks of distinction that they received at the time of coming to a well-deserved rest.
About the new form of the railwayman representatives of "the Russian railways" mark the following:
For each employee a prefabricateda set of models of items of wardrobe and accessories, which together form a proprietary form. At the same time, it is not allowed to add anything from itself - an ornament, a hat, a sweater, a shirt, etc. The terms of operation of the form are as follows:
On all forms of railway workers in compulsorythe oval contour gray shield with a red border and red stylized embroidered letters "RZhD" flaunts the order. It necessarily fits on the left sleeve - shirts, suits, outerwear.
The main varieties of forms can be distinguished four:
The form of the railwayman, photo of which you can consider in the article, must meet the following requirements:
In addition, it must be performed in harmonywith the company's main company colors - gray, silver, red and dark blue. Much attention is paid to choosing the right fabric. It should be breathable (gyroscopic), dirt-repellent, exemplary to keep the shape and not be prone to crushing.
An important condition is the comparativecheapness of the material - because the staff of Russian Railways employees is estimated at several million. Therefore, when cutting, minimum costs must come out. What is important is that the form is constructed according to Russian patterns.
The shape of the railwaymen of Russia, the photo of which you will see in the material, is the overalls of the five main classes of workers in RZD:
Workers of the first three classes have not onlycasual and formal costume, but also uniform outerwear. Engineers are supplied with vests and light jackets. For workers of cash desks the outer clothing is not provided. Consider the constituent forms of the most popular classes.
This female form of a railway worker consists of the following elements:
The new form of the railwayman consists of such components:
According to the creators, this formrailwayman is made using the latest nanotechnology - the used fabric is strong, wear-resistant, difficult to pollute. The set itself also consists of several components:
The uniform of railway workers-cashiers, and also other workers of the station is as follows:
Form for employees of brand trainswas developed separately - in the project was noted by the artist-designer Alena Petrova and the company "BTK-groups". So, for the employees of Sapsan, Swallows and other nominal trains, special forms of a railwayman were developed, a photo of one of which is presented below. In addition to the costume, outerwear, she also has excellent ties, neck scarves, women's, men's scarves and so on.
Noteworthy is the manufacture of a uniform forVladimir Yakunin - the head of RZD. The fabric for him was specially brought from the UK, and the work was completely manual. Stitches, cuffs and a collar were embroidered with special threads containing silver.
Another feature that unites alluniforms of RZD workers, are the same buttons, specially designed by the Heraldic Council under the President. They represent a round silver product with bumps and an emblem of the main Russian railway corporation.
The modernization of the form began in 2003 - thenthe railway corporation announced the start of the contest, open to all fashion designers. The conditions were the data from the survey of the railroad workers themselves - which seemed uncomfortable and ugly in the old form, was to become a taboo for the new one.
Three years later, the samples were shown both as a railwayman's uniform, as well as accompanying accessories and insignia. Their work was presented by very prominent designers-designers:
However, the jury determined the winner of theMoscow to Victoria Andreyyanov. It was her work that seemed both original and modern, and connected with the historical past of the railways. In 2008, the first comprehensive display of clothes for guides, cashiers and machinists took place. The next year, the first trial lot of clothes was introduced on the October Railway. And already in 2010, the form, which was finalized taking into account all the wishes and proposals of the employees, began to be introduced in stages in all departments of RZD.
Unlike cadres, the form of studentsrailway educational institutions is not uniform. However, students of each of them are required to wear certain clothes for classes - in many respects it resembles the outfit of railway workers:
Also common is the practice of so-calledstudent detachments - the recruitment of students of non-core colleges and universities to work by wire in the summer. The boys wear a uniform similar to railway students. Often they are distinguished by a uniform jacket with a number of stripes - a name and emblem of the detachment, the educational institution, the nature of the young worker's activity, the position in the student's association. The name came from the word "virgin land" - in the Soviet period this is the name of modern summer vacations, and then - the labor summer semester.
The history of the form of the railwayman begins with 1809of the year. And she is connected with the Institute of the Corps of Engineers of Communications. This institution was paramilitary, which affected the form of its cadets and graduates. Their titles were distinguished by silver epaulettes with gilded stars. Until 1867, graduates wore military uniforms. From 1830 to 1932 railwaymen also featured buttons with a cruciform crossed anchor and an ax.
About uniform suits of the first employees knownfew. For example, for employees of the Tsarskoye Selo railway they were issued from abroad. The stokers, machinists and their assistants, conductors and chief conductors wore a military uniform and helmet. The last two categories also had the right to wear a Fascin knife. Since 1855 the service of the years has been marked with special silver galloons: 5 years - on the cuffs sleeves, 10 years - on the collar and cap.
The first uniform form was introduced in 1878. Its differences depended on the rank:
Differences are the color of the pipelines, which were red, blue, yellow and green.
In 1904, engineers and officials had 7 varieties of uniforms:
Let us consider the main milestones of the history of the Soviet railwayman in Rostov, Moscow, Chelyabinsk and other cities:
In 1995, a new form of railwayman of the Russian Federation appeared:
How can we judge from this briefhistorical outline, descriptions and photos of today's railwaymen, modern working clothes of Russian Railways employees are really the most convenient, aesthetically pleasing and harmonious in different combinations for all seasons.
