THE RAILROAD CAR REPAIR SHOP IN LEPAYA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTE.LLIQ.ENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Ns-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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COUNTRY USSR (Latvian SSR)
SUBJECT The Railroad Car Repair Shop in i,eepaya
REPOR
DATE DISTR. 18 May 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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1, The $silroad Car and Locomotive Repair Shope in TApaya is the second
largest such instillation in Latvia. Only. the workshops in Daugavpilsy
which employ 11,300 men., are 'larger, The Lepaya workshops, which have
not undergone any appreciable expansion since the ware, employ about
1,000 men,
2. The workshops are occupied principally with the_ repair and renovation
of rollirg-stock. Since the end of the war there have been no new
locomotives or cars built here,. According to the plan, six locomotives
and twelve care are to be completely renovated each month. In the case
of the cars, this plan has been fulfilled for the most-part, although.:
in general., only three ?or.fou ^ locomotives are completed per montho The
cost of renovating locomotives-has significantly exceeded calculations -
in certain cases amounting to 150,,000 rubles apiece,
The plant is under the direction of Col, P,-Koshuchovp Chief Engineer
Pronin,p and the leader, of the Partdrg, Rinskiy,
4, The various sections-of the plant areas
a, The Locomotive Section - chief, Snmerekiy,,who in responsible. for
the renovation of locomotives. Until 19;29 mainly Soviet passenger
locomotives of the 52 series were renovated, but' nor Czech locomo-
tives of 'the 42 . series 9 types OV, OR9 OK., and OP., are being recon-
ditioned,,
b, The Mechanical Section - chief., Peelyanichevl . produces now parts and
repairs parts. Equipment includes 12 l athees s 5 milling machines, and
I grinding manhInes,
c, The Tr^styant Section - ch eef, Stilio
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d. The Tender Section
a. The Wheel Section
The Blacksmith Section -= chief, Padanx
The Mechanical. Repair Section - chief,. Kapelleer
h, The 'Foundry,i, The Car Section - repaired about 20 armored railroad cams, as well
as passenger cars, during 1952. The external x k on armored cars
was done by personnel of the railroad-workshops' while the. internal
work and the renovation of equipment was done by about 200 men from
the navy yard? This work was discontinued short]yr before the end
of 1952, Below are sketchese of the armored railroad cars,
E planations This car has the same lengtti an a :passenger car. The barrel
has a length of 1 - 12 moters s and the gun can be elevated and depressed,,
although it is not known whether or not it can be trained. The turret is
stationary. The crew consists of eight men. The exterior color is dark olive.
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armor
plate
Tt car la the same size as the normal .-axle freight car. '-There are mounts
for eight gums in sack end of the car, narked on the sketch with a oleo ,
Awn _tl.an with a caliber of about one inch-was observed in -boxes 3n these care
This a tticn was in belts, The Piring pores could be covered on the Inside
with b .i.e4 proof shields. The w .s ha; a thickness of- about 30 cm the in-
side and : outside consisting- of 20 y25 i thi..ck armor plate, with concrete',in n
between, The wheels are not protected.,
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