USE LIGNITE MIXTURE FOR FUEL; TRANSPORT WORKERS INCREASE FREIGHTS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600321044-6
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1044
• Publication Date: July 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Transportation - Rail
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PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
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PUBLISHED Sofia
DATE
PUBLISHED ? 11 - 19 May 1950
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
USE LIGNITE MIXTURE FOR FUEL;
TRANSPORT WORKERS INCREASE FREIGHTS
LOCOMOTIVES TO USE LIGNITE -- Izgrev, No 1737, 19 May 50
The engineers of the Plovdiv Railroad Yard have passed a resolution to
use lignite for locomotive fuel, mixed with 20 percent of Pernik coal, and sup-
plemented by one-half ton of coal dust per locomotive for blending purposes.
The Plovdiv engineers are urging railroad engineers throughout the
country to follow the.procedure, which has already given excellent results.
SCORE NEW TRANSPORT RECORDS - Izgrev, No 1730, 11 May 50
To celebrate the national convention of the Bulgarian Communist Party,
transportation workers throughout the country have scored new records in freight
shipping. During the period ending 1 May 1950, they have run 2,920 trains,
carrying 557,761 tons of freight in excess of the norm. Under a norm providing
630 tons per train, the new records have cut the number of trains. Savings al-
so included 8,850 tons of coal, and 55,776 additional tons of goods were shipped
due to the elimination of cabooses. '
TRANSPORT WORKERS TO OPERATE IN COMBINED BRIGADES -- Izgrev, No 1731+, 16 May 50
Following the pattern set by Soviet transportation workers, the crew of
the Sofia railroad yard has been organized in combination brigades including re-
pair and locomotive personnel, who will share the responsibility for the flaw-
less operation of locomotives.
The first results obtained by the new units have been very gratifying;
two locomotives underwent overhauling operation No 2 in 2 days instead of the
3 days provided by the plan.
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Following the same pattern, the workers of the Plovdiv railroad section
started a campaign to increase simultaneously the number of ton-kilometers and
locomotive runs. According to the first pledge, ton-kilemeeters will reach 10
million monthly.
Another pledge was made to establish comfortable rest centers for trans-
portation brigades stopping over at railroad stations.
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