ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE KESSELWAGENLEITSTELLE OF THE DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN BERLIN

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• Publication Date: April 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
Ing of Title 18. Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S, Code, as
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Organization and Personnel of the
Kesselwagenleitstelle. of the Deutsche
Reichsbahn, Berlin
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1. The Tank Car Control Center (Kesselwage-leitstelle), (1Q1L) was established in
accordance with Statutory Order No. 92 of 14 August 1950 when the tank car
situation in East Germany had virtually reached the point of breaking down,
and central control was advocated by the.Cabinet as the only means of avoiding
a catastrophe. The Statutory Order defines the responsibilities of the fIL as
follows:
as Transport planning and operation of tank cars.
b, Maintenance of the car park and repair of rolling stock*
c. Construction and technical improvement of tank car traffic.
29 The organization of the 1 L is as follows:
Management
Staff Management
Operations Department
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or Administration De argent
Contracts and Hiring Section
Accounts
Administration and Legal Section
Administration of Foreign-Owned Prop-
erty
Technical Section
Production Control Section
Repairs Control Section
The KWL is an independent economic unit directly subordinate to the Ministry of
Railroads. It employs a staff of 65 including technical assistants.
Transport Planning Section
Liquid Fuel Traffic Section
Chemical Traffic Section
International Freight Car Service
Control Section
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping, Foreign-Owned Property
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3, The duties of the various sections, insofar as these are not evident from their
designation, may be summarized as follovr
a.. The Transport Planning Section deals with all applications for transport
space. Customers' requirements are graded into the following three priorities:
SAGts, VEBts private concerns. The other sections of the Operations Depart-
ment are responsible for the allocation of car space in accordance with the
decisions made by the Transport Planning Section,
b. Tank oars for the transport of liquid fuel are leased in accordance with
the usual conditions for freight car traffic, i.e., the oar remains the
liability of the Reichsbahn, and the customer's obligation is limited'to
loading and unloading within the time limit specified in the contract.
In the case of chemical liquids, however, the customer must assume ' ful.l
liability for the car throughout the period for which it is leaseds
c. Of the total number of tank cars available (see paragraph 4b), 3,200 of
the various types are either foreign-owned or the property of companies in
which foreign capital is invested. The companies concerned are'
(1) Waggonfabrik Qu 3dlinburg (form,~rly Eisenbahnverkehremittel A.09),
(2) KuKhltransport-Verkehr A.G. Leipzig; financially associatedwith the
former Ejsenbahnverkehrsmittel A.G.
(3)
Deutsch-Amerikani.sche Petroleum esellschaft Magdeburg)
(14) Shell..
(5) Olex.
(6) Rhenania-Ossag.
The retention and use of this rolling stock by East Germany was legalized
in 1951 by a statutory order which also deferred the settlement of owner-
ship until after the Peace Treaty is signed.
Car Park
a. At the end of August 1953, the total number of tank cars at the disposal
of the K L was 11, 838. Of these, 3,200 were foreign-owned and the rest
were in the ownership of the Reichsbahn or VEBts. In addition,,, approximately
1,500 tank cars are owned and operated exclusively by the SAG's independently
of the KWL. The breakdown according to type is as follows*
Type 0 2,519 Liquid fuel cars of standard design, gravity dis-
charge, without heating device, capacity 180
300 hl.
Type I 3,831 Same design and size as type 0 but used for
transporting oils and chemical products,
Type IIa. 2,145 Cars with gravity discharge and single heating
coil (hairpin),
Type IIb 750 Same as type IIa with heating apparatus up to
5 coils.
Type Ile 28 Same as type IIa with heating apparatus up to
16 coils for viscous liquids,
Type IId 30 Cars with heating coils and external. insulation.
Type Ma 930 Acid cars with standard pressure discharge.
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Type IIIb 344 Same as type IIIa with heating device and casing.
Type Me l1 Same as typo III& without heating device, refined
steel tanks (V,.2 A and chromium nickel) for nitric
acid.
Type IIId 87 Cars for corrosive acids, steel tanks lined with
rubber, chamotte, etc.
Type Ills 32.3 Cars, each carrying 10-12 stoneware containers.
Type IIIf 223 Cars with aluminium tanks for acetic acid, methanol,
etc.
Type IVa 310 Coat, dust container cars,,
Type ,, 1I9 Pressure gas cars (propane and butane).
Type IVe l Same as type IVb for liquid chlorine
Type IVd 14 Same as type IVc for liquid oxygen,,
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b. The average loading figure for tank cars is ' about 30,000 per month, althou'i
the peak figure of 36,000 has been achieved. The average load per oar' is
16.5 tons. The turn-round from loading to loading, is, therefore, about 10
days, the average monthly loading is three per care
c. The most important products transported aret
Tar and tar oils 32%
Gasoline, diesel oil, and paraffin oil 26%
Chemicals,., acids, lyes 8%
Edible oils, alcohol.
5. Repairs and Maintenance
a, At the end of August 1953, between 1,100 and 1,200 damaged tank cars, i.e.,
approximately 10% of the car park, were due for examination and/or repair.
In addition, some 250 to 300 were scheduled to be scrapped. Repairs are
made at the tank car repair shops, RAW Jena, RAW i3iedersachsWerfen,and at
the workshops of the other companies mentioned in paragraph 3c,
b. Approximately 1,000 cars are always held in reserve by the XTL1*
c. The general condition of the cars is bad, and the transport situation,
particularly in regard to liquid fuels, is severely strained. The main
reason for this is the lack of spare parts ir:general and of gravity valves,
draining appliances, and safety devices such as high pressure valves (Gas--
pendel.stutzen and Flammendurchschlagsiebe) in particular,,
6. The lease charge for a 2-axle car is 2.25 eastmarks and for a 4-axle car, 4.50 east-
marks per day :sic)-on the basis of these charges, the 1&L covers its expenses
and even shows a small profit, but no financial provision is made for wear acrd
tear or replacement of rolling stock. It is, therefore, economically unsound.
.The bulk of the income is used to biiy spare parts and other materials which are
needed for repair at ridiculously high prices.
7. Personnel
a, Management: Post vacant*
b, Operations Deartment:
(1) Neuhaus ichard. address: Berlin-Karlshorst, Gumdelfingarstr; 3ED
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(2) Schuenemann (thuj (Transport Planning Section).; ?ddr ss@ aer~,t
Uyeniok;
(3) Lehmann. Guenter. (Lt4uid I o1 Traffic) i addrrss s Br:+L ~rrshotl
(fit) Thiele, Johannes Chemical affic addrais Be
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nonparty;
() Qaidis, Herbert, (Control Section) f iddreges,B6 -awl
c. Economic Department
41) Engelmann, Ernst, (chief of department); addraesl Beslia-?yp WieLts-
walderstr;
(2) Braun, Erwin,
Lsegal Section); address Berlia-Bltitr~ no
d. Technical Department. Post vacant.
(1) Control Section ?
e. Bookkeeper
(1) Da_ eberg Horst;
(2) i 3'nli~Ahn (3p,vf,or,A ( k?enire ~'creiari-Oritied lromest~-~i I
LCcmmentt These reserve cars are under the direst sontaol of the
MILandaaree part of the rolling stuck held at the disposal of the ssian
Occupation Forces.
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