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SECTUTY 117CRIiATI0N
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO
COUNTRY
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DATE OF
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East Germany
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the Kuestria-Kietz border station was to be closed from 10
virougn l December because of bridge construction svrk. Traffic was scheduled to
be rerouted via Frankfurt/oder during the period mentioned.
2a the production of railroad oars which can
oe converted to soviet gauge has been started at the railroad car factories in
Niesky and Dessau. However, the output of such cars is said to be very low at
present. No convertible railroad car axles are being manufactured at the locomotive
and railroad ce.r plant at Babeleberg. The six-axle type RRym flatcars; which have
been delivered are not equipped with convertible axles.2
3, On 27 Bovember 1952, a conference was held at the Directorate General, Railroads,
Berlins, at the request of the Ministry of Traffic. This conference, which dealt
with operational difficulties of the East German railroad system, was attended
25X1 by Professor Dr Hans Reingruber, Minister of Traffic; State Secretary Ernst
Wollweber; Director General9 Railroads, Erwin Kramer; all the deputy Directors
General Railroads; and all section leaders of the Dlruotorste Goner g~ oads
25X1 Berlin. State Secretary Ernst Wollweber stated that the functions of ftdua.1
enterprises were jeopardized by. the inefficiency of the railroad systems He
asked Erwin Kramer to eliminate these inefficiencies within ten days and
railroad headquarters. The operational difficulties are chiefly attributed to
continuous deterioration of the physical status of the permanent way. The number
of slow-down sections has considerably increased in all railroad districts. It is
intended to curtail passenger traffic in favor of freight traffic. A transporta--
tlon gonference allegedly was to be held in Gruenau from 23 through 25 January
1.953.3
5. the backlog of undispatched cars was
unusually high at Frankfurt/Oder. All railroad agencies concerned have
?4 +; jx+.n~A offorts to achieve a smooth flow of traffic. The president of the
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Berlin regional railroad headquarters has personally taken over the
control of the Frankfurt/Oder railroad station.3
6. On 2 Decembers there was no change in the status
of the locomotive columns Ducherow and Ruednitzo4
all locomotives built in 1904
were being overhauled at the t. s railroad repair shop. The
locomotives had been deactivated for many years and were covered with
rust, In order to accelerate the repair work' the work force of the
railroad repair shop was increased from 19500 men in early 1952 to
2,000 in late November. Further increases of the personnel aae
expected.5
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Daily coal consumption quota for locomotives:
Rna Railroad District
mount din tons
Barlin
38230
Greif swald
1,130
Schwerin
18350
Magdeburg
28750
Halle
48300
Erfurt
38400
Dresden
32,750
Cottbus
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Totals
218580 tons
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b0 Daily coal consumption quota for railroad repair installations:
Regional Railroad District
mount fin tons
Berlin
380
Greifswald
80
Schwerin
80
Magdeburg
180
Halle
430
Erfurt
280
Dresden
Cottbus
430
Totals
18940 tons
On 3 December, railroad subdistrict offices Nos 1 through 7 of the
Berlin railroad district were informed by teletype that increased
quantities of coal for operational use could be expected to arrive soon?7
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1., L?,? Continent. the Kuestrin-Kietz border
However, another report on traffic through East
German border crossing points indicated that rail tr ffin
25X1 be directed through Kuestrin-Kietz until 9 December
Therefore, it is believed that the information contained in the present
25X1 report is correct.
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3. L ICoimnenta This information again emphasizes the operational
difficulties caused by the weaknesses in tha rmpmompnt way mad ralling
stock of the East German railroad system0
4 This information confirms the locomotives of deactivated
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locomotive columns No 3 in Ruednitz and go 13 in Ducherow.
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5 . Qom; n{ ent, As of l October 1952, the following numbers of locomotives
25X1 were available in the Cottbus railroad districts
Serviceable 218 locomotives
25X1 Under repair or on deadline 327 '
Heavily damamd 26 n
Totals 361 locomotives
25X1 I I On 10 December 19509 the
repair swop a a war force of 1,712 men.
6. L____JGoent.Q The previous daily coal consumption quota for locomotives
was 21,100 tons. The reportrod increase is due to
seasonal circumstances,, The daily coal consumption quota for railroad
repair installations is reported for the first time.
25X1 70 n On 2 December 19529 railroad coal .3tocks available
represented 8.1 s? requirements as against a tar-get of 16 days?
requirements. This situatio ,, which is critical
in view of the increased requirements daring the winter months, needs to
be corrected as soon as poissible.
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