DESCRIPTION OF THE SECTION OF RAILROAD LINE BETWEEN BRANDENBURG AND GENTHIN

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• Document Release Date: February 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 17, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material oantains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Jtsplonage Laws, Title
19. U.S.O. Sea. 790 and 794, the ttaaemlesion or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is Prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Description of the Section
of Railroad Line between
Brandenburg and Geathin
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
X ARMY
(Note: Washington distrib
DATE DISTR. 17 December 1956
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GERMANY (SOVIET ZONE)
Economic.
Description of the section of Railw Line BRANDENBURG-GENTHIN.
(Mid October 1956)
In this report all distances are measured in Kilometres from
BERLIN OST-BAHNHOF.
1, Permanent Way
a) Rails
i) Gauge. Not stated.
ii) Length of rails 15m. throughout the section but in the
Shunting Station KIRCHMOESER some are of 25 m.
iii) Rails screwed to sleepers.
b) Sleepers
i) Throughout the section sleepers are wooden. In
KIRCHMOESER some are iron and some of concrete.
ii) Distance between sleepers 80 cm.
2.
Desc
ription of Line
a)
Track
b)
Single.
Stations
No new stations.
o) Passing Loops
From 77.8 Km. to 814. Mn.
d) Bridges
i)
Masonry.
At 70.2 Km.,
over a road.
Length
20 in.
Width
8 in.
Height
6 m.
ii)
Iron.
At 72.1. Km.,, over the River 'LANE.
Length
45 in.
Width
12 m.
beght
10 in.
iii)
Iron.
At 76.8 Km.,
over the River BUCKAU.
Length
50 in.
Width
12 m.
Height
15 in.
iv)
Iron.
At 80.2 Km.,
over a road.
Length
30 in.
Width
10 m.
Height
8 m.
v)
Iron.
At 83.3 Km., over road to ZIESAR.
Length 25 in.
Width 12 m.
Height 3 in.
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vi) Iron.
At 97.9 Km. , over a road.
Length 40 m.
Width 15 M.
Height 8 in.
e) Tunnels
Nil.
f) Cuttings and Embankments
Artificially constructed slopes only at bridges.
g) Gradients and Curves
No steep gradients nor sharp curves.
h) Junctions
3. System of Signalling
Over the section signals and points are mechanically operated,
except in the stations, as below:-
iANDENBURG
Points and signals electrically operated. In the goods
station some points are mechanically operated. The control
is at Signal box Brb Hv for the passenger station: at Signal
boxes G B I and B 3 for the Goods Station.
Control is centralised for both Passenger and Goods
Stations in Signal box Brb Hv.
KIRCHMOESER
Points and signals electrically operated. Control at
signal boxes RA2, R3, RG02, B6 and Kirchm.
Control is centralised from Signal boxes Kirchm and RGO.
GENTHIN
Points and signals electrically operated. At the Goods
Station they are mechanically operated. Control at Signal
boxes Geth and 01.
Control centralised from Signal box Geth.
4, Marshalling Yards
There is a shunting station at KIRCHMOESER, length 1.5 Km.
Servicing and Repair Facilities
a) Engine Sheds
i) BRANDENBURG
1 Round-house, diameter about 60 m.
300 men are employed.
ii) KIRCHMOESER
2 Round-houses, diameter of each
about 1N0 m.
About 800 men are emloyed.
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iii) GENTHIN
1 Engine shed. Length 100 m.
Width 35 m.
Height 20 m.
b) Cranes
BRANDENBURG
3 steam cranes, 2 of which one at the Goods
Station and the other is used for oo.aling
locos.
KIRCHMCESER
There are 3 steam cranes for coaling locos
and one Diesel crane in the Goods Station.
o) Railway Workshops
BRANDENBURG
There is one waggon works with 9 sheds;
dimensions of each:-
Length 80 m.
Width 30 m.
Height 15 m.
Passenger and goods waggons are repaired.
A small number of waggons are also built.
About 1500 men are employed.
KIRCHMOESER
i) There is one Locomotive Repair Works consisting
of 5 sheds; dimensions of each:-
Length 100 m.
Width 30 m.
Height 20 m.
About 1000 men are employed.
ii) There is a repair works for railway installations
(signals, points) etc.), consisting of 3 sheds;
dimensions of each.
Length 70 m.
Width 25 m.
Height 15 m.
About 550 men are employed.
Electrification of Track
Nil.
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