INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES, ETC. MORAVSKA OSTRAVA (MAHRISCH-OSTRAU) (1951 - 4 JANUARY 1956)

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• Publication Date: November 30, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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St?',;ject:- Industrial installations ra.ila;a- s brid es etc. I~iORAVSKA
OSTRAVA i~h`RISCH-OSTRAU 1951 - 4 January 1956
^-r,~T,. ,, ~v steel works ~ _ KUNCI
sketch at Appendix 'A
';~:+o T~.zrnaces and four be.tteries of coke ..ovens. were In opera eon, an e
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i~ou~~.atiens of another furnace and at_least two~pr~~2k~Qy_en..batr~eries
%been 1~~,.'~.~, Products of the rlant were seatnlesg tubes of various
,~i?~es loaded on railway trucks ready fOr despatch to th?
C?~S?:) 9 steel ir_gots; rowed an3 square steel rods up to, 30 cm cross
:;ecl;ion and 25 metres in length; and armour plating.
L~~ i'~fiVA-VITKOVICE steel works (Serial 10~
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It was common knonled;;e at the Klement Gottwald plant that the blast
r_'urr_:~.ces and coke-ovens war n~anufactur d at the OSTRAVA-VITAOVICE steel
;:~;:?ia. Otrer 'products included cast iron pipes; pit
~~rd. m~:.in line locomotives of 0.60 m a_nd 0.90 to gauge; rails; boilers
m~cl.i:le tools (description not available electricity pylons, and steel
u?o:~~:tcastine; to+ers. one of the broadcastinG towers
~t L~?;OThA, about ?_ km Z~TIv"~!T of OSTRAVA railraay station. It was about 100 m
1~~~b az:~d ir? appearance resembled a miniature Eiffel tower.
;'~c:nical plant "RUTGERS" OSTRAVA-VITKOVICE (S::rial 311)
~I'nis plant is enoaE;ed an the prodution of asphalt and coal tar
~~eriva,tives.
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Located north of SVINOV (SCFiOENBRJi~TN~ marshalling yards, at end of
railwa:;~ spur. This wor'rs ha.s been extended in asouth-easterly direction
since the war and now covers approximately tvrice its former area, e
arG three con ~ ~coahn~,r towers, approx. 60 m high.
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-~.~orks carry 100, 000 volts.
4? Thermal Poorer Station "SV~1t2A i'iI'v~" (S~rial~'2 6
This electricity works had one smoke stack, approx. 70-80 m high.
~To further details known.
5? TR~OVICE PoAer Station (Serial 297)
~~. unidentified installation (Serial 301)
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Location a~~crox. 8 ~ G th-east of railway yards at SVINOV.
very old and dilanidatAr~l
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una a to rovlde arty other information.
gain i~ailw Station MORAVSKA OSTRAVA Serials. 303/4)
A sl~;etch shbvrir~ the layout, is a~'.:s,ched at
A;:rceridix ~ C ~ . traffic tiaas considerably heavier than in 25X1
pre-~~ar days. It was persistently rumoured that a new passenger station
..ras tp be built, possibly with new tracks also. ?
~'=i~m.Y Ordnance_ Depot (Serial 313)
Locate:l on the north-~restern side of th s-roads which lie to
the west?of the airfield. much horse-drawn traffic
in and out but wa
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Irocations and descriptions of bridges, _.. -______ 25X1
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a.t Appendix ~B~ and the le~?end~to same. n a dition to,these
?~ne rail:~ay track eras disman e prior to the .var. ~~n I
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1~`. Photographs
Attached to the top copies of this report, at AppEndix 'D; are
photostat copies of 13 photographs of 1~ORAVSKA GST'RAVA, together with a
d~_,o:rp~;ive list. '
nd.of Report
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Legend to sketch at Appendix 'A
Klement Catt~.:-ald Steel ~~Vorks
(Jan 6)
3. Steel -:-corks erectors' hutted camp
;.. Site of light Bun emplacements during tension in June, 19530
5. Tramlines
6. Dismataled railRray line, embankment still in ezi?stence.
7. tasometers. Hsight 85 m.
t;. Tube -:;orl;s. Longest length approx. 130-150 m, shorter side half Of this,
.width approx. 50 m, ZO-12 m high.
Stac;l :corks, ~:^ith four open-heath =urnaces in operation and a fifth under
construction. Lork;th approx. EO-100 m, ;rdth 50.60 m, height about 25 m.
~:ao overhead travelling? cranes of 300 tons and five pf 100 tens Capacity.
1Q. 5 m.
i~ . _!>,chin:;~ factory, pre-1945 construction, fenced in, no details known.
~'.0, :i?:~lli?i,~~ mill 160 ~ 180 x 35 - 40 m, 10-12 m high?'?r~ly prpduct seem steel
rimy :L Or rail~aay wheels.
:.'l. ~~~:-h;::~ting ovens for rolling mill, (fig.20). 80-100 x j0 m, height 15p18 m.
:'. ?l:a, heaps
,. "uurdry, no details known. 80-90 x 30-35 m, height 15.18 n.
:-.t. ~'~.,=?.~e, `j0-8U x 50-55 r,-~,Ysi~;ht 30 m ^ith fpur large and several smaller
o~ar~ns, tiro overhead travelling cranes of 300 tors, and one of 100 tons
c:;~acity, and a "Skoda" press, built 1953/4, capable of handling pieces ?f
~~.~ to ?_0 tons.
?5. .:>uth :;.imp ;~hior. housed about 4000 volunteers ;rho hslped in the construction
of the: T.~rorks 1954/5? i;?ilitary o eras for the :corks ;acre also billeted
+.,~u.:re until their ~;aithdra;aal in the aummcr of 1955 ? 'rhe present use sf
site not 1{no~an.
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Legend to Appendix 'B
1. i~ST.RAVSKY TLL'.~;VISidI ?~Ti'SILAC, television broadcasting station. Said by
local newspaper to be more powerful than PRAGUE station. The steel
lattice-:work mast, c~,bout 110 m high, was erected by VITKOVICL Steel ?forks.
warded by troops.
'. Locomotive shed
3. F~_~.sser,~;er station
4. Goods station
5. ',"t:~.rshalling yard
6. 3rid;e over railvray. No details '_~tno;~m.
7. :t~wil~:~ay bridge over River ODD. Single track, steel lattice girder,
t?Zrou,';h type, 4 m 'nigh, 80 m long, 8-10 m above ;water level. Concrete
..piers on river b~~nks, bridge span about 30 m.
8. :?ail~:~ay bridge over road, immediately east of figure 7 above, Rolled
steel joist, span 10 m.
`~. ..;gad bridge over River ODER immediately north of fig re 7 above. Twe
;errs under construction, completed autumn 1955? Reinforced concrete
structure, located just nortr~ of the old steel bridge, which ;vas about to
be dismantled. tour piers, a,ll on land. Length of bridge approx. 80 m,
roadway 14 m tivide had two sets of tramlines, footpath 2 m ;vide on either
side.
1J. :~c=zd bridge over rail;~ray, i, ~ ediately west of figure 9 above and of
similar type.but only ?0 m lon;. Has been in use since autumn 1955
though not entirely completed. Planned to finish by autumn 1956.
11. !~a.il~,:~ay brid?e over Rivex ODER, north of figure 9 above. Steel Ia.ttice
girder trrough type, at least eight Tiers, all on land. Double-track
.~idth, approx.130-140 m long;.
12. ~~L,CTiiARATA TREBOVICE, power station.
lj. aTorksheds of the VITKdVICL steel works. vo details kno;rn.
lc}. ?,;;; rolling mill, approx.150 x 30 m, 20 m high.
15. rTousin~ estate
1F,. eldin~ shop
17. ~:--.~~someter. Reported by works news-sheet, "DEA"', to be 85 m high.
lc. ::r?id~e construction and boilerworks.
1? ~~?r .
a..~ e.;- :corks .
2b. i~ab~ ~.~orks.
21. OSI'RAVSKY 'v7YSILAC, sound broadcasting; station ;rith ttiva masts approx. 75 m
?Zi~h. Guarded by troops.
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?~e~end to sketch at Ap;~e;ndix ~C~
~rIa.in r.~,il~>~ ~Y st~.tior~ .::nd rem .ir sho s ca MOi:.hVSir.A OSTi~t~VA
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P^ss~rjcr st:~,tion
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brick b~zil~.ino, t.~o storeys, co~cplcted in sur.~r:,er
of 155. list: not kno-~~n.
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~1::~:;on rcpir shop
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Footbri~w~e
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Locc.aotivc; shed
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1 UrTlt' :b 1 is
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Post Office
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Goo:~s st^tion
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Locoiaotive ra_r.~;.ir
shop.
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Trr;.~ t::r:.~inus fur lines 2, 4 ^~nd 5 fron KLII;NOVICE,
^nu 6 fror~i ~iT~IaOVICE.
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