DESCRIPTION OF A SECTION OF THE RAILROAD LINE BETWEEN ALTLUEDERSDORF AND NEUSTRELITZ

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 5, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germany
Description of a Section of the Railroad
Line between Altluedersdorf and
Neustrelitz
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 5 February 1957
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REFERENCES
description of a section
of the railroad linc between Altluedersdorf and Neustrelitz
The following points are covered in the document: the
permanent way, a description of the line? the system of signalling, marshal-
ling yards, servicing and repair facilities, and electrification of the
track.
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Description of a section of the Railway Line from ALTLIDERSDORF to NEUSTRELIT .
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In this report all distances are measured in Kilometres from BEELIN-
FRIEDRICHSTRASSE.
1. Permanent Way.
a) Rails.
i) Gauge not stated.
ii) Length of rails 15 in.
iii) Rails screwed to sleepers with fishplates.
b) Sleepers.
i) Wooden throughout the section except in NEUSTRELITZ Station,,
where some are of wood and some of iron.
d) Brides.
At 97.3 km. Iron.
intervals of 80 em.
One track throughout the section
b) Station
There are no new stations in the section.
o) Passing Loops.
From 132 km to 135.7 Ian.
ii) Sleepers are spaced at
Description of Line.
a) Tracks.
Length 60 m.
Width - 20 m.
Height - 15 m.
At 115 km. Iron. Length - 60 in.
zt':i.dth - 2c; M.
Height 15 in.
There are no tunnels in the section.
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e) Tunnels.
f) Embankments.
At bridges the embankments are about 8 n high. From FOERSTENBEIG
to NEUSTRELITZ there is an emaanlenent about 6 m. high.
g) Gradients and curves.
From 115.2 len to 132.2 there is a gradieiit of 1:900.
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h) Junctions & Spurs
3.
There are lines branching off at FUUERSTENBERG to TETdIPLIN and from
NEUSTRELITZ to FELDBERG.
System of Signalling.
i) In the Section the points and signals are operated mechanically
except in FUERSTENBERG and NEUSTRELITZ, where they are operated
electrically.
ii) Control
At FUERSTENBERG, at Signal Boxes Fabg 1, R3 and B1.
Control is centralised and operated by the Oberfahrtdienstleiter.
At NEUSTRELITZ, at Signal Boxes Neu-str, GRI, B1, B5 and R4..
Control is centralised and operated from Signal Box B1.
1+. Marshalling Yards. Nil.
5. Servicing.& Repair Facilities.
a) Engine Sheds.
FUERSTENBERG.
One round-house: Diameter 35 m.
Height 15 M.
200 men are employed.
One semi round-house. Frontage 80 m.
700 men are employed,
b) Cranes.
There is one steam crane at the repair works in NEUSTRELITZ.
o) Railway Workshops.
There is a repair works in NEUSTRELITZ, a small waggon workshop
consisting of 3 sheds.
Dimensions of each:- Length - 50 m.
Width - 20 m.
Height - 15 m.
6. Electrification of track. Nil.
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