COAL SITUATION OF THE EAST GERMAN RAILROADS

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• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
Ct.P~~SIFlCAfiK~I S-E-C-R-E-T
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SU BJECT Coal Situation of the East German
Railroads
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
TNIf DOCUR[NT CONTAINf INlORYATION A!/[CTING TML RATIONAL D[RLNf[
O~ THE UNITED STATLf-NITMIN TNL RlARIRf O~ TML LLMORAGt ACT LO
U. f. C.. 11 AND fL. Af ARLNDLD. ITf TRARfRifflON OR TNR RLYLLATIOR
Ot ITS CONTlNTf IN ANY RAMNLR TO AR URAUTNORIZLD -lRRON IL ~RO-
NIRITED RY LAN RL-RODUCTION O~ TNIf TORN 15 ~RONIRITLD.
DATE DISTR. 5 April 1955
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the following coal stocks, expressed in tone,
were aval a e o e East German railroads between 12 and 26 Na76embers
Date in
Coal for Locomotives
Shop C
1 (in t
f
l?ovember
Hard Coal
Brown
Coal Briquettes
~
erse o
Brique~? Unite~BU)
12
32,200
20,400
27,700
14
30,500
22,goo
27,800
16
30,000
30,000
29,400
18
29,,000
31.100
30,400
20
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24
26
32,700
35,500
33,BOo
35,400
38,300
39,300
31,300
31,500
30,800
the following coal stocks were available
to the G.DR railroads between 18 and 29 November:
Date in November
18 2021 25 29
?'ard coal !tons) 29,035
Briquettes (tons) 31,198
Coal dust (tons) 843
Raw brown. coal (tons) 17,431
'~Tud Coal (ions)
motal (~U) 82,565
Daily requirements 3.5
30,13 35,473 33,744 )
32,922 38,39e 39,142 )
862 407 362 ) 2
18,103 16,300 14,382 )
20 68 41 )
x6,675 9e,637 95,935 )
3.8 3.9 4.0 1
"apply (~''J) 24,071 50,318
Consumption (BU) 23,881 46,864
Daily Consumption quota (BU) 21,985 21.985
har
bec
the
24,621
25,290
21,985
26,276 )
24,280) 3
21.985
beginning immediately, experiments had to be conducted for the use of
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~'' '~` es. This measure has to be taken
? in the position to export to
~` r~ ~ e she can only fulfill plan
for her own requirements 90 percent. The experiments will be conducted in
eia~?ht railroad maintenance shops of the Berlin and Cottbus railroad districts. 4
?xperiments with hard coal slurry which had been delivered by Poland inst`Rad
of hard coal were completed by 1 December. The results showed that that
material. mixed with hard coal can be used for the Lirin. of locomotives and
is about equivalent in value to raw brown coal,` 'railroads have been
using hard coal mud for the firing of locomotives ~ r~ rat years. 4
Coal stocks available, expressed in daily requirements:
2~ '~ovember 3.9
25 November 3.g
2~ November 4.0 1
coal stocks available, expressed in tons:
Bate in ~EIard Coal Brown Coal Raw Brown
November Briquettes Coal
~2 32,743 35,452 18,289 759
25 35,473 38,398 16,300 407
2~ 33,744 39,142 14,3e2 362 2
Because of insufficient hard coal deliveries, large amounts of raw brown oval
are still used. On 22 November, the raw brown coal proportion of total eoe~l
stocks was 22 percent. 5
Gn the occasion of a conference held in late November, it was stated that the
c~a~ situation of the Berlin railroad district is critical. Part of the coal
earmarked for consumption by stael works Y~ iko ba $sed for railroad purposes.
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Comment. Compared to the status of 18 November for which 3.5 days' 25X1
requirements were recorded, c~o_al stocks increased to 4 days' requirements
on 29 November.
2. (Comment. The hard coal proportion of total coal stocks was 53 percent 25X1
on 18 ~?ovember and 35 percent; on 29 November.
'. (Comment. During the period of observation, a total of 125,286 tons ~RU) 25X1
of coal ~;vere supplied and 120,425 tons (BU, were consumed.
Comment. This informat:~on is received for the first time. The use of 25X1
inferior coal is necessitdted by the critical coal eitutaion of the
railroads. Since the use of raw brown coal has already raised operational
difficulties, these difficulties are expected to increase in connection
,wit}, the use of hard coal slurry.
Comment. The raw brown coal consumpti
at 32.8 percent of tP.e total coal consumpti
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a y requ remen e, were avai able in the East German railroad districts
between I2 and 26 ,~ovember 1954=
the following coal stocks, eapressed in
Railroad
Date in November
District
12
14 l
b
18
20
22
24
26
Berlin
3:8
3.8 4
.0
307
3.5
3=~5
3.4
3.2
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"reifewRld
4.6
3.5 3
.3
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.2
3.,8
Schwerin
5.3
4.2 3
.6
4.0
402
4.~.
4.6
5..5
Magdeburg
3.7
3.5 3
,~6
3.1
2~9
3.0
3.6
2.3
Halle
2..2
z.5 3
.2
3.2
3.4
3.8
3.9
3.4
Erfurt
2.5
3.1 3
.9
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.8
4.6
Dresden
2.2
2.7 3
.0
3.3
3.@
4.3
4.7
4.6
vottbue
2.8
2.9 2
.8
2p7
2.2
2.2
2,2
2.9
Total
3.0
3.2 3
.4
3~5
3a8
3.9
3.9
3.8
1
the following coal stocks, eapressed in tons,
avers available to the ~e.st German railroads between I2 and 26 November:
Date in
Coal for Locomotives
Shop Coal. (in Terms of
November
Hard Coal
Brown Coal Briquettes
Briquette UniterBU)
~z
32,200
20,400
27,700
1~
30,500
22,900
27,800
In
30,000
30,000
29,400
i~
29,000
37.1Op
;0,00
2Q
30,400
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32,900 ,.
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30,700
,~ yr
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24
26
32, 7~
35,5oQ
33,800
o ~ e ra ro s e wean > ?md 2;? TTovember:
35,400 31, 30t~
38,300 31:500
39,300 3o,s~0
the following coal stocks were available
Raw Brown
Coal
Date in raovember
~.8
20 ~2.,. 4 ~
2 9
FTard coal (tons}
'9,035
3094?3 :15,473
33,74E. }
P,riquettes ;tons)
'1,198
329922 38,398
39,142 )
Goal dust (tons)
84.3
862 40`j
362 ) ~,
Raw brown coal ('.;ons)
].7,431
18,103 1.0,300
14,382 )
?~?ud Coal (tons)
2~ 6g
41. )
Total (RTJ)
E~2,565
86,675 ae,637
959935 )
Daily requirements
3.5
3~8 3
.g d.0 1
~PPly (III)
x'49071
5o,31a 24,621
26,276 )
Consumption ("U)
3,881
46,864 259290
24,280) 3
Daily consumption quota (BU)
21.9E5
21?.985 21,ga5
21x985
eginn-ng imme lately, extiEriments had to be conducted :Cor t:~e use oy
~?sa_?c coal slurry for the firing cf locomotives. a ~'.s :npw~;.~_re bias to be takan
la^cause the FIn~Ar~ is not in tLzp position to expor'c to
the CDR .the amounts of coa? ,.,.greed uron since .,he aan o:~?y fu'_f:il:~ plsx~s
for _>ier o~rrz ?eau-i:cel:iexi~;s ~;0 percent. The ev2ey~.merits will be cond~zcted in
eight railroad raaintenar~ce s~.ops of the Berlin and Cottbus railroad districts.
'~xperimer~ts ?.:ith_~zard coal slurry which had been delivere~~ b,v Poland inst~~a.d
of hard cool here completed bey 1 Dece;,lber. Tre resu?.ts shower that that
res.te_?ial mixsd ~ri;;h Yis,rd coal cax! be used :r or the fi:^a.n~ o: "_ocomoti?TOS s,rd.
is about equival~:nt in ti=alua to rarr brown. coal. The Polish zailroeds have been
using hard coa?. mzd for -the firing of locomotis es t+Dt' several years. 4
Coa? s ~ock.s
22 2voveuiber
25 I: nvem;;er
29 TdOt*G'lli~JEr
expressed in daily requirements:
Coa'_ stcc},s available, expressed in tons:
Pats in lard Coal Bro~rz Coal
`?ove; Aber Bri luettes
32,743
35,473
33,744
35,452
3 3, 39
3'a::~42
18,2a~ 75c
16,300 407
]-4, 3a2 362 2
Fsec2use of insufficient; hard coal deliveries, largo a~nounl;;; of ravr brown cool
are still used. Cn 22 tovember, t:ze raw brown coal propori;ion of total coal
stocks ~;as 22 ;oercent. 5
7. Cn the occasion of a conference h~ald in late Novem,er, it :vw3 stated t'fiat '~~he
%02.? situation of the Berlin rail:^oad district is critical. ?'c.rt of the coal
ca~r_~~rned for consumptior_ 'oy stae:l ~oxne has Lo be used fo_r .ra.ilree.u parposes.
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1.1 (Comment. Compared to thi3 status of 18 November ~FOr which 3.5 days'
requirements were .recorded, anal stocks increased to :1. days' requirements
on 29 :'ovember.
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omment. The hard coal proportion of total coal stooks was 53 percen~~ 25X1
on 18 hTovember and 35 percent on 29 November.
Comment. During the per:tod of observation, a total of 125,286 tons (FEU)
of coal ~vere supplied and 120,425 tons (BU) were cons;amed.
Comment. This informati~~n is received for the first time. The use of
inferior coal is necessitated by the critical coal :~itctaion of the
railroads. Since the use of r.~.w brown coat has already raised opers.tior..al
3ifficulties, these difficulties are expected to incraase in connection
v~j.th the use oa hard coal slurry.
5?
omment. The raw brown .oat consumption ~ ed
at 32.8 percent of the total ~soal consui:~pti~n.
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