EAST GERMAN RAILROAD HEAVY DUTY FLATCARS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300360009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 31, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/08/06: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006300360009-7
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 13 TENTATIVE.
(FOR -KEY ORE ? INVERSE)
This material contains Information N}aetlng the
National Defense of the United $pas wilt i the
INFORMATION REPORT So nln793f and T spionage LLaws, Two UreS C..
. 94, the transmission
atlon of which In any nannsr to an unauthorized
S-E-C-R-E-T P?pvIs AIgit.d by law.
COUNTRY
East Germany REPORT
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SUBJECT
34st German Railroad Heavy Duty, F.Itcare DATE DISTR. 31 March 1955
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DATE OF INFO.
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1. The Rant German Reiohsbahn Rr+llynlflatoars have six axy s and an 80-ton
load capacity. Rxperienoe 31rW that these flatcars travel heavy
on the roadbed, ' _I' A decision was made to limit
the maximum number of R Ryn oars to fiftoen in one train.,.
A normal tiilin in kit GermW is usMlly aide up of 40 or 50 freight
or other ears. A train of 15 R la flatcars cannot eliceeed 55 Icas
per hour as its maxiaua speed. This speed has to be rs 11oo 0lroatl7
on curves because of the poor seater of gravity of the a Rym atears.
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Gowenti: Reported as received; probably should read R% m.
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