THE MAV CAR REPAIR SHOP AT PESTSZENTLORINC

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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14 Jaly 1952
SUBJECT The MAV Car Repair Shop at Pestszentl8rinc NO. OF PAGES
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1. Hospital Trains UP to March 1951, the MAV Car Repair Shop at Pestszentibrinc
was engaged only on normal repair work for 2- and 4-ale passenger coaches.
During the Summer of 1951, this plant was instructed to undertake: the trans-
formation of 2- and 4-axle third class cars into hospital coaches.
2. OVer 40 of these ears were converted; the assembly shed of this yard has .a
capacity of 40 four-axle coaches and during the summer the shed was filled
completely by these conversion jobs. .
3. The workers of the factory were informed that these coaches were made up
into trains and sent to Korea.
4. The composition of these 24-coach hospital trains was as follows:
a. 1 - "DN" guard van
b. 2 - "GP" goods vans (two axle)
c. 21 - "CA" converted 4-1-axle third class coaches.
5. It is known that two trains of thiscomposition.weresent out from this
yard. According to rumors these;trains..werejn fact retained in the USSR
to replace Soviet'hoapital traina.aent:toUrea,under Hungarian Colors.
- .6. Since the 'fall of 1951, the Pestsenti8rinci yard had reverted to normal
repair work and., as of late January 19521. was working on the repair of "CN"
2-axle third class coaches and of "G"15 tan., 2-axle freight cars.
7. During the fall of 1951, a large number of "CN" coaches were replaced by
freight cars fitted with benches, particularly on the Lake Balaton lines.
On the latter, there are now very few "CA" coaches in service.
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8. Flat cars .Since 3 November 1951, the MAVAG (Budapest) Factory has been mass-
producing 60-ton flat cars of the "NVN", 8-axle type. During November and
December, the monthly output was 20. From January 1952, this figure has been
increased to 28 per month.
Comment: It ,can be assumed that small scale production of these
"NVN" flat cars began some time before they were put into series production.
The number turned out by the end .of January 1952 is thus estimated .at about
75-80 cars. The 1952 production, if maintained at the present rate, will
give over 300. This is more than the requirements of the entire Hungarian
Army, so it may be assumed that these are .destined for the USSR or for other
satellite states, presumably for the transportation _of tanks
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