PART OF LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILROAD CARS OF THE EAST GERMAN RAILROADS

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGLNUY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Park of Locomotives and Railroad Cars of the
East German Railroads
PLACE '
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR.
28 June 1955
NO. OF PAGES
3
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT NY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
13 PROHIDITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
1. Locomotives (in units) Park of Operational
Locomotives Deactivated
Serviceable Under Repair Locomotives
a. Steam Locomotives
Standard gauge 3,992 1,573 909 6,474
locomotives
160 71 3 234
Narrow~gauge
locomotives
b. Electric 173 194
locomot
small
c. Gasolin ~,_t j'^,*&'G, 45 498 1
2. Freight Cars (in units)
Gondola Boxcars Flatcars Tank Cars Miscel- Total
Cars including laneous
Refrigerator Cars
cars
3?
STATE
ARMY
Total of cars 63,328 41,357 24,864 13,510 2,032 145,091
available
Cars under repair 6,136 3,776 2,922 1,386 - 14,220 2
Passenger Cars (in units)
Total Park of Operational Cars Deactivated
Serviceable Under Repair Cars
a. Passenger cars 11,750 10,136 1,385 229
of which
cars operati in 8,955 7,661 1,079 215
CLASSIFICATION
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fast-train cars 173 144 23 6
passenger train 7,292 6,405 795 92
ain system)
190
170
11
23
1 303
24
116
4
6
165
attached 1,327 1,172 141
trains
b. Specialwgurpose
passeng9r cars
137
c. Narrowwgauge cars
812
d. Railroad service cars
1,604
e. Mail cars
872
72
29
7
9
14
-
12
572
4 3
Comment. Compared with the status of the preceding month, there were the
which
express train 901 718 111
coaches
motor rail ogre
sleeping cars
dining cars
cars
doubl
22
38
S-Bahn cars (Berlin 1,468
following changes:
a. The number of standar"auge locomotives decreased by four units which were
probably withdrawn fromthe park of deactivated locomotives.
b. The number of narrow auge locomotives remained constant, but the number
of locomotives under repair increased by three units.
c. There was no change in the ovevall number of electric locomoti:res, but
the park of deactivated locomotives decreased by three units. These
locomotives were probably transferred to the ark of erational locomotives
after undergoing general overhaul. 25X1
2. Comment. As compared with the status of the preceding month, the number 25X1
of reight cars increased by 237 units, probably new equipment. In detail the
balance was as follows:
Gondola cars
+ 22
Boxcars
t 229
Tank cars
+ 47
Flatcars
- 5
Miscellaneous cars
- 56
a total of 13.349 tank cars were a ilable as of 22 April 1955
raanAd by C)2 un' , probably
Comment. number of assen r cars
new equipm6nt. re express- 25X1
train coaches, passenger-train cars and oub
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of which
express-train
901
718
72
coaches
fast-train c
uss
173
A44
6
passenger-.tr
care
ain
79292
6,405
795
92
double-decke
r care
X14
190
24
motor rail c
ars
315
170
116
29
sleeping car
e
22
11
4
7
dining cars
38
23
6
9
S-Bahn cars (Be
elevated train
rlin
system)
1,468
1,303
165
-
BaRgepe cars at
tached
1,327
1,172
141
14
to passenger trains
b. special urpo3e 137
passenger care
c. Narrow ,auge care 812
d. Railroad -Prvioe care 1,604
e. Mail care 872
12
572
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1. Comment. Compared with the status of the preceding month, there were the 25X1
ing changes:
a. The number of standare gauge locomotives decreased by four units which were
probably withdrawn from the park of deactivated locomotives.
b. The number of narrow gauge locomotives remained constant, but the number
of locomotives under repair increased by three units.
c. There was no change in the ovesall number of electric locomotives, but
the park of deactivated locomotives decreased by three units. Those
locomotives were probably transferred to the park of operational locomotives
after undergoing general overhaul. 25X1
2, Comzent. As compared with the status of the preceding month, the number
of freight cars increased by 237 units, robably now equipment. In detail the
balance was as follows:
Gondola cars
. 22
Boxcars
229
Tank cars
?` 47
Flatcars
- 5
Miscellaneous cams
- 56
3a
a total of 13.349 tank cars were atidlable as o 22 April 1955.
ommen . The number of Passenger cars increased by 92 unit--, probably
now equipment. Licst of the new care were express.
train coaches, passenger-train cars and double- decker cars.
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