1. RAILROAD LINE BETWEEN JUETERBOG AND LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG 2. RAILROAD LINE BETWEEN GOERLITZ AND LOEBAU

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• Publication Date: January 15, 1957
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
1.
Railroad Line between Jueterbog and
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
DATE DISTR.
15 January 1957
2.
Railroad Line between Goerlitz and
Loebau
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GERT ;A TY (50y'=:"T ZEON)
Economic
Description of a section of the Railway Line from JUE.;'fERBOG to LU`HEIR3T1 DIL'
In this report all distances mentioned are measured in kilometres
from URED IT main station.
1. Permanent gay.
(a) Rails
(i) 15 m. long. In JUlilOG station some rails are
25 in. long.
(ii) Normal type
(iii) Secured to sleepers with fishplates.
Sleepers.
(b) i Throughout the section made of wood. In WITTM;BL'E'.G
Goods Station some are of wood and some of iron.
(ii) Spacing. 30 cm. apart.
2. Description of Line
(a) Tracks.
Single
(b) Stations
There are no new stations in the section.
(o) Passing Loops
(a) At 175.5 I m. (WITTENP.PRG) to 178.3 Ian.
(b) At 205.8 to 207.4 (JUEMBOG).
(d) Bridges
1) Iron. At 187.4 km., over road to YDA.
Length 40 m.
Width 15
Height 8.5 nm.
2)
11as onry. At 194-3 kn., over a road.
Length 30 m.
Width 12 m.
Height 8 m.
3) Iron. At 201.1 len. , over a road.
S E C Length 25 m-
, - idth 8 Li..
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(e)
Length 50 in.
width 15 m.
Height 10 m.
(f)
Length 12 m.
Width 8 m.
Height 6 ni.
(g)
Length 15 r:1.
V/idth 8 ra.
Height 3 m.
3.
1H) Iron. At 205.7 lm-, over the main road to TREULTdBRIETZEN.
1) At 187.9 km.
2) At 199.8 Imi.
Cuttings and Embank nts
Only at tunnels and bridges, normal dimensions.
Gradients and Curves
There is a gradient of 1:428 from 181..2 km. to
200.4 km.
(h) Junctions and spurs.
(a) There is a junction at 1+ITTENRERCT. Lines go
Wrest to DESSAU and ZERBST and East to FT,L 1?3ERG
and RIESA.
(b) At 203.6 km. a line branches off to DRESDEN.
System of Signalling.
,long the section points and. signals are mechanically operated.
At JUETERBOG and WITTE14BE they are electrically operated.
(a) JUETERBOG. Controls at Signal box J.t.b.E: at the Goods
Station, signal boxes R2 and B3.
(b) VTITTMTBBRG. Controls at signal box ' ttbg; at the Goods
Station, Signal boxes Bl and 03.
4. Administrative System of Control.
(a) JUST BOG. The centre of control for the Passenger
Station is at signal box JtbE and for the Goods station
at Signal box B3.
(b) WvITTEN ERG. The centre of control for the Passenger
Station is at Signal box tidttbg, and for the Goods Station
at Signal Box F1.
5. Marshalling Yards.
ILLEGIB
There are no s m ing stations in the section. At ~-~ITT MRG
and JUETLRDOG there are Goods Stations.
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6. Servicing and Repair Facilities.
(a) Engine shed -s
i) J1JET RBOG: one round-nouse,
diameter 50 in.
300 men are employed.
(ii) WITTI BERG: one round-house,
diameter about 60 in.
also one semi round-house, frontage about 60 m.
700 men are employed.
(b) Cranes.
(0)
There is one steam crane at vITTEf1BIl~G, for
coaling locos.
Railway Viorkshops.
There is one wagon repair works at JUCTERBOG,
consisting of six sheds.
Dimensions of each:-
Length 70:1.
Weight 30 in.
Height 20 in.
7?
800 men are employed.
Electrification of track.
Nil.
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S tRFY
GEIII: A (SOVIET ZONE)
Eoonomio
Description of the section of Railway Line from C,OT ;LITZ to LOEBAU.
In this report all distances mentioned are measured in KiloEotres
from : 2RLIN-OST station.
1. Permanent ?air.
(a) Rails
i) Gauge not stated.
ii). To 15 m. long but in GOERLITZ Station they are 25 in. long.
iii) Rails are screed to sleepers.
(b) Sleepers.
i) Type
Wooden throughout the track but in GOERLITZ main station and
Caoods station they are of iron.
Sleepers are spaced at a distance of 80 on.
2.
Description of Line.
(a)
Tracks.
Tw
o tracks
t
hroughout the s
ection.
(b)
Stations.
Th
ere are
no
now stations i
n the s
ection.
(c)
Passing Loops.
At
GO LIT
Z
(108 km) to 210
.6 U.
(d)
Bridges
(1) Ir
on.
At
211.2 km, over
Length
the ro
70 rn.
ad GO1 LITZ - 3AUTZEN.
;idth
25 m.
Height
15 m.
ii) Ir
on.
At
223.7 M. over
the ma
in road to REICHENBERG.
Length 50 in.
Width 20 in.
Height 12 m.
(iii) Iron. At 221k.9 lan. over the main road
SEC
Length 50 in.
,iidth 20 in.
Height 10 i,l.
to Ir,. 2,TITZ.
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2. (iv) Iron.
(Contd.)
(v) Iron.
cyr.RET
At 228.9 Ic.l. over the main road to SCHtiEIDNITZ.
Length 65 r,.
'G idth 18 m.
Height 12 m.
At 230.4 km. over a road to OSTRIT
Length
,?'ic?th
Height
45 m?
18 m.
12 rn.
At 231.9 km, over the road COE RLITZ. - LOEP.A"X - BAUTZETN.
Length 80 in.
iidth 25 m.
Height 15 in.
(e) Tunnels.
Nil.
(f) Cuttings and Embankments
Only normal embanlanents at bridges.
(g) Gradients and Curves.
Gradient of 1 ; 620 from 200 krm, to 246.3 1a,1-
No sharp curves.
(h) Junctions and Spurs.
Nil.
3. System of signalling.
Throughout the section signalling is electrically operated.
(i) At GOERLITZ, for the passenger Station control is at the r.,ain
station and at Signal box G1zA; for the Goods Station at
Signal boxes Bi 03 and R4.
(ii) At L0 BAU,at the LOED",U main station and signal boxes Al, A5 and BO.
(iii) Along the section at Signal boxes at ,:11 DORF (? k) and
PICHEfIBCRG (Rb).
4. Administrative systems of control.
Control is centralised;
Centres are in
(i) GOBRLITZ main station and at Signal Box Bl.
(ii Ac LOELAU main sta~ion.
iii At Signal box Rb,,- , for the section.
5. Diarshalling Yards.
There is a shunting stat:Lon in GO:?ZLITZ.
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6. Servicing and Repair Facilities.
(a) Engine Sheds.
GOERLITZ.
2 semi round-houses, frontage about 80 in.
About 1000 Jaen are employed.
LOEBLU.
One round-house, diameter about 50 in.
About 300 men are employed.
(b) Cranes.
GOERLITZ
There are 3 steam, cranes, one of which is for
coaling locos and 2 are in the Goods Station.
(c) Railway Workshops.
There is a Railway Repair Workshop at GOERLITZ., which
deals with locos and waggons.
There are 15 sheds; dimensions of each:-
Length 120 m.
Width L4.0 me
Height 20 i i.
Of these sheds 4 are used for waggon building
3 loco repair
2 spare parts
1 is an empty workshop
5 are workshops used for various purposes.
7.
Electrification.
From GOERLITZ to HOYS there is an cleotirc track, which does not
belong to the Railway but is the property of the VEB lITETTE.
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