THE POLISH RAILWAY SYSTEM

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• Publication Date: October 28, 1949
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1. Recent events have indicated that the Soviet Union has been extending its in-
fluence and control over the Polish Railway System. This trend has not only
been snecifically noted in the strategic planning going on concerning lines
handling East-Uest traffic in Poland, but also in the fact that the greater
rercentage of all heavy industrial output of railroad equipment in Poland and
other eastern European countries is being manipulated, controlled, and utilized
to the best advantage of the Soviet Union. As rogards new strategic railroad
lines in poissna it is reported that emphasis is being placed on a new line to rar
parallel to, but to the north of, the present Fnankfurt-Poznan-liarsaw line;
stress is also being placed on lines running from ',Tarsaw eastward to and ex-
tending through the Baltic area.
2. At the present time 'larsaw is the focal point for the northern railroad traf-
fic bet,nen the East and the Ieet via Poland and as such is of great importance
to .the Russians. In the future, for military reasons, it is expected that the
city of Msdlin, north of 'larsaw, will become equally important and will handle
the principal share of all northern traffic. The routing of traffic through
Modlin has already begun, and it now handles all railroad transport previously
cleared through Uareaw from the northern areas of Poland. Modlinos traffic will
be expanded as quickly as facilities andcotntraction permit.
3. The following railroad lines are under construction either as new lines or under
going improvement:
a. GdanskMalbork (Marienbnrg) -Dzialdowo Line
b. Olsztyn (Allenstein)-Ostroda-Ilama (Deutsch Eylau)-Torun Line
c. Olsztyn (Allenstein)-Dzialdomo-44arsaw Line
d. Olsztym-Ostroleka-Bialystolo-Grodno Line
e. Bialystok to Brest (Brzesc) on the Bug River
The above lines are being constructed or improved to rails of two gauges (broad
and standard) and all bridges are being rebuilt of concrete or !lteel construc-
tion. This work is scheduled for completion at the end of 1950.
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4. Te complement the railroad oonstraction a new surer-highuay is planned from
Warsaw:, vla Modlin-Dealdowaarialbork to Gdansk. At Nedlin this project is
already under uonstruction.
5. The following inforwaltion io reportad concerning spacifio railroad industriea
in Poland:
a. Panatuoma Fabayka Vaaonow (Pafavag) loaatod at 'claw (Breslau); Urea
Robotxicaa 22 (formerly Lithe-Wofftan).
1) Pafauag is now the graatost producor of railway oars in Poland.
ApTwoximately 129003 uorkera are emplcyed hare.
2) The types of product:Ion at Pafaang are described as follows:
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a) Railroad passenger ears
b) Railroad freight ears. Specificaliya freight Cars for coal trana-
rt are. tha principal typea,
e) Approximately tuo-thirds of all factory production is sent to tha
Soviet Union or other satellite countries at tha direction of the
Soviet Union.
d) Speaial tank cars for liquid fuels aze also manufactured in small
numbars.
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bryka Parouosow, H. Cogielski S.A: Poznan; ulica Daszynskiego 136..
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1) This was formarly uell-knoun privately owned locomotive factory0
uas recently nationalized and is continuing to opt e under the
sane name. The factory area is located in Poznan pipe r9 mith the
principal araa in the Wildasuburb
Approximately lo,poo parsons are employed here.
Production is desorited aa follous:
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a) Railroad locomotives deseribed as "vsly largo and heavy." These
locomotives are of Rusaian design and are built particularly for
heavy and long distance hauls. Only three such engines have been
delivered to the Polish Railuay System. The entiaz output is laslo
mediately delivered to the Soviet Uniaa.
b) Spacial tank ears claimed to be desigaad for the transport of
oxygon are manufactured for the Soviet Union. The production
of such cars is now 20 per year.
e) Machine gms ara manufactured at one departmesat of the Wilda sub-
urb plant 0nly about 500 are lisaauoacaoroar yea19 and thase aa
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shipped tc Albania.
c. Pierusza Fab ka Lokozatyw Pelsce S. A. Chrzanow (west of Krakow).
1) This is a 2
emotive fat' employiogabout 7v000 aarsons.
2) Production as followa:
a) All types of locomotives for stazdard-gauge and broad-gauge rail-
? roads. About 50 peazent of all production Is seat to Ruasia.
b) & locaavtiva for narrow-gauge railroads is also reported in pro-
duction hara. Of this typa tho ontire production is sent to
Russaa
o) Spare and raplacamat .its for all locomotive?.
d. Wytworalia Parouoaow Zaklady Ostrowisokia, Warsaw uliea Kolejowa 57.
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I) This is a locomotive factory presently employing about 3,500.workera.
Under the new Six,--Rear Plan the facilities of this factoxy. are to bs
ellarged to employ Po000 persons.
2) Productions
a) Locomotives for standard-gauge t7aeks? to used in Poland and
a Ember to be exported to ths I:lest. (Such sales have been
attemr(6ed to Spain and Argenti72a in exchange for white metalsv this
being the ono condition of the transaction.)
b) Steam bIllers for railroad locomotives. Tcal production is im-
mediately shipped to the Soviet Union.
e. Polskie ZakladSr. Bmbcocr.;1-Zieleniewdtrii, i.A.; Sosnolaiec, ulica Felikm Perla
X) Formerly. Polish-Belgian conpagy now Y/..Itionalizod. Employs about 3,00C
persons.
2) Production2
a) Steam bo:-Jwm :?or 13couctives, ?Msh conumnption.
b) SpecLal cTlenk pointe used .tta ?oil& railroads.
Ilgtvornia 8p-Aziow Vroadsen TcolejowychE Erakow, ulica CysLersou 16.
1) This is the cily such facto2.7 in Poll at this time. (Another is
planned for construction in l!arsaFundor the SizYear Plan.) About
390100 TJ.Dr7tors Z710 nour employed.
2) hoductiont All tyTes of anilroad rignal and lighting installatiom
and equfpmeat, About 8% of thu proda(Alom is for Yolish use.
g. Stoconia PolnocnauCdanak.
1) The north eapyurd, CdcrlskI formerly 714nziger 'iap,goo..Fabek. Factory
now employs about 2,OCO wmAers.
2) Productiong Zia addition to shipbuilding, s-
ocomatives and straDt-
cars are buRlt here.
J. Miscellaneous
a. Under the Sea Pc ths plans ic tuo large railroad factories havu
been approved. Theca Iftoteries aro to be 7m5,1t in the area betuaaa UarclaTy
and Krakow, eaet t!'ipi ViLtala Raver.
b. The facilities for the repET of raikttd loccuotives are available at
- factories Gt c, e? ani g ablve9 vM1 the geatest amount being dons.
at factory g. A small amcumt of local :IfIcomotive reply uork is dcne
at Elbiag
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