EAST GERMAN ROLLING STOCK

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 20, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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( NTRY East Germany
,WBJECT East German Rolling Stock
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DATE DISTR. 20 June 1955
NO. OF PAGES 3
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djwn M.
CEMENT TO
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORWT
the following numbers of tank
and lubricants were available to the GDR railroads on 24 March 5:
Type of Care
Total
Two-Axle Cars
0
2,428
2,374
I
3,848
3,337
iia
2,357
1,954
IIb
723
705
IIc
44
44
IId
332
254
IIIa
824
802
IIIb
491
442
III0
52
52
IIId
106
102
1116
348
348
IIIf
270
270
IVa
370
370
IVb
226
140
IVc
183
147
Iva
14
14
SU type care
98
Total 12,714 11,355 1,339
14
the following shipments from the USSR 25X1
entered the GDR via Frankfurt/Oder between 1 and 25 February 1955,
Number and Load Gross Weight To
Type of Cars
92 gondola CUD iron ore
and Rolling
STATE NAVY
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in Tens
Including
Fbn-Azle Cars Six-Axle dare
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124 boxcars pig iron 2677,800 Hennigsdorf Steel and Rolling
Kill
All these shipments were dispatched altar as the border and2were forwarded
from there and recorded in records on intra-zonal traffic.
The following numbers of reserve locomotives are available to the GDR
railroads:
FT freight-train locomotives
PT - passenger-train locomotives
TI - tender locomotives
Ministry Reserve
RBD Reserve
FT
PT,
TL
PT
PT TI,
Status of 16 February 1955
109
18
7
81
11 20
Planned for 31 August 1955
164
35
1
77
15 8
The locomotives include types of
03, 38,
39, 509
52,
41,
44, a
nd 58.3
The following information
for February
1955:
a. Looomotiv
19,608 km. travTMW
10,044 tons per million-ton-km.hauled. 4
b. Coal consumption by locomotives in tons:
Hard coal
1019269
Brown-coal dust
14,507
Brown-coal briquettes
468,413
Raw brown coal
58,468
Hard-coal slurry
1,528
Total consumption expressed in briquette units 659,
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mid-March, only the number of locomotives adequate to o lair
performance are to be dispatched to RAW Tempelhof in We her
damaged locomotives have to be parked at Sohoeneweide i
sector. RAW Tempelhof mainly repairvtype 74 locomotives,
6. The work schedule for RAWs calls fQr the conversion to coal-dust firing
of 20-type-44 locomotives in 1956.1
The Bulgarian state railroads ordered 9 locomotives at the Ministry
for Heavy Machine Construction in the GDR. Since no newly manufactured
locomotives are available, the (DA railroads was ordered to make
available in April 9 general-overhauled locomotives of type 44 to be
delivered as substitutes.
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the 1955 production plan of the Karl locomotive plant 25X1
to manufacture
in s e s erg (previously Orenstein & Koppel),
25 locomotives each of types 83 and 65 and 7 1 type 99
(1,000-mm.gauge). The developing and testing o is not yet
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completed since the engines showed considerabl ea. These
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of locomotives of type 83, which nesoess ted its being replaced by j
hand gear. Because of shortcomiis of the regulator (blowing-put
(ausblasen)), it was not yet possible to send the locomotives to
the locomotive test institute at Halle. It is planned to manufacture
the locomotivee of type 83 first and subsequently the locomotives of
type 65. In 1956, 30 locomotives of type 65 and 2 locomotives each 25X1
of type 23 and 50 are scheduled to be manufactured at the plant.
envies included a 4 percent increase of coal consumption compared
`old locomotives of the same capacity and failure of the air control
Comment. According to previous information, a total of 12,579
railroad tank cars were available on 31 January 1955. 25X1
in type I oars,most
type oars may be us
chemical cleaning.
norw4ly shipped
rs. Oil and chemical products are shipped
are leased out to enterprises. The latter-
transportation of fiels after a thorough
'yet determined whether the abbreviation SU
information on'the types of care mentioned, a
. Gasobine, benzol,and Diesel oil are 25X1
oars stands for "Soviet Union" (USSR) cars.
3-
____JComment. The
existence of locomotive reserves was
reported
previous
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The reserve mai
nly
includes former column locomotives.
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By
the fall of 1955, the locomotive rese
rve in s
cheduled
to
be increased to 30
and 100 for BBDs.
type 38 and 39 are
52, and 58 are fre
0 locomotives, including 200 for the M
Type 03 locomotives are express-train
,passenger-train locomotives and typos
ight-train locomotives.
inistry
locomoti
41, 44,
of Traffi
ves,
50,
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Comments Com
pared to January 1955, the performance
of loco
motive
ve
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ecreased slightly
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Comment. Com
pared to January 1955, coal consumptio
n decrea
sed by
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about 100,000 tons
of briquette units.
6.
Comment! Thi
n measure was apparently taken to prev
ent that
soo many
locomotives are st
of the Western sec
ationed in West Berlin in case of a su
tors.
dden blo
cking
7?
Comment. Loc
omotives haves not been converted to co
al-duet
firing
for several years. According to the last reported status of 31 August
1954, a total of-89 coal-dust-firs locomotives.44 of which were
serviceable, were available.
which occurred duritest runs of new constructed loo
reported previously.
of locomotives. iFes
Comment. The 1955 national emonomy plan providds fo e
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S-E-C-R-& T
TL - tender locomotives
The following numbers of reserve locomotives are available to the GDR
railroads:
FT - freight tra .n locomotive, ' .. passenger-4rain 1oco...otives
Hennigsdorf Steel and Rolling
Mill
All there ship#~n~ts were dispatched as far as the border and 2 were forwarded
from there and recorded in ?rec..ord# 6n intra-zonal traff c '.t
124 boxcars I pig-. irryn
ILiniatry Reserve RBD Reserve
FT PT TL .._?...
stay f 16 February 1955 109 18 .. 7 81 11 20
Plat for 3r August 1955 164 35' ; .1 77 ~15 8
4, The following inform.:.tionl for February
1955:
5
ao Locomotive perfor ncc
4f19,608 km, travelled
10,044 tons per milli-?ton-km,hauled?> 4
b f l Consumption by locomotives in tons:
Hard-coal ? 101,269
Brown.-coal dust i4.507
Brown coal briquettes : 4689413
Raw brown coal 58,468
fl rd-coal slurry 1,528
Total consumption expressed in oriquctt* u U.ts ;~,7 5 tons
effective
c , on y a nun er o om s WqqV a4is repaii
' otmanoe are to be dispatched to RAW To# f n West- Berlin. 0ti
dainn?{~ed., locomotives have to be parked at Sdhoeneweide in6the Soviet 't
seq or., 0 Tempelhof mainly repai rtype 7~+E co otires.
6? T 0 rrk schedule for RATS calls f r the conversion to coal-dust firing
n 67 4&,
e-.AA locomotives in l 956
p
The Bulgarian state railroads ordered 9 locomotives at the Uinistrr.,
for heavy Machine Construction in the GI}R.t'3ince no newly manufactured
locoinctives are available, the GDR railroads was ordered to make
available in April 9 general-overhauled locomotives of type 44 to be
delivered as substitutes.
25 1~co tives each of types 83 and 65 and 7 locomotives of type.. 9
A~o (1,Gd0~-mm, gauge), The developing and testing of test engines is nb't'yet
completed since the engines showed considerable tciencies? These
the 1955 production plan of the Karl Marx docomoti, 'Iilant
in s erg (previously Orehstein & Koppel), the plane to t6'. facture
s-r.C-R-E -fi
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5.
7.
de;fiencies included a 4 percent increase of coal cansamptien compared
with old locomotives of the same capacitLV and fail ur3 of the air control
of looomotives of type 83, which necese ted its beam replaced by
hand gear. Because of shortcomings of the regulator (blowing out
(ausblasen)), it was not yet possible to send the locomotives to
the locomotive test institute at Halle. It is planned to manufacture
the locomotives of type 83 first and subeequentry tP& locomotives of
type 65. In 1956, 30 locomotives of type 65 and 2 locomotives eack.2
of type 23 and 50 are scheduled to be manufactured at the plant.
lable on 31 January 1955.
For information on the types of oali mfttionad,
. Gasoline, benzol,and Diesel oil are
normally shipped In type-pf oars. Oil and chemical products are shipped
in type I cars,nost of which are leased out to enterprises. The latter-
type cars may be used for the transportation of fills after a?thorough
chemical cleaning. It was not yet determined whether the abbreviation SU
oars stands for "Soviet Union" (USSR) cars.
The reserve mainly inoludes forcer emlumn locomotives.
Comment. The ?elCiaterlce of locomotive reserves was reported previously.
According to previous information, a total of 12,579
By the fall of 1955, the locomotive reserve is scheduled to
be increased to 300 locomotives,. including 200 for the Ministry of Traffic
and 100 for ON. Type 03-locomotives are express-train loeomotivea,
type 38 and 39 are passenger-train locomotives and types 41, 44, 50,
52, and 58 are freight-train leco&o ives.
decreased slightly.
Comment. Compared tq January 1955, the performance of locomotives
Comment. Compared to Jannaiy 1955, coal consumption debreased by
about 100,000 tons of briquette units.
i
Comment. This measure waspapparently taken to prevent that so many
locomotives, are stationed in West Berlin in case of a sudden blocking
of the Western sectors.
serviceable,were available.
1954, a total of 89 coal-dust-firing locomotives:44 of which were
Comment. Locomotives have not been converted to coal' dust firing
or several years. According to the last reported status of 31 August
Comment. The 1 national economy plan provides for the facture
of 50 locomotives. 'IDciencies
reported previously.
which occurred during test runs of newly constructed locomotives were
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