(SANITIZED)MAVAG LOCOMOTIVE AND ENGINEERING WORKS, BUDAPEST(SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 28, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION REPORT
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. Sow. 793 and 794, . the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY Hungary
MAVAG
DATE DISTR. 28 March 195'
Locomotive and Engineering Works,
Budapest
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
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NO. PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT
two reports on the MAVAG Locomotive and
Engineering ors in 15u- apes which contain information on its departments-
I N FORMATION REPORT I N FORMAT ION REPORT
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HUNGARY
Economic
MUG MOZDANY ES GEPGYAR Plant, BUDAPEST.
1,r The M.VAG MOZDANY ES GEFGY%.R Plant is situated
at BUDkPEST IX District, KOBl,NYA UT 21 - 23, The Plant
employs 14,000 workers, working in 3 eight hour shifts,
seven days per week. The K.VkG works consisted of the
following departm3ntst -
LOC OMOTIVE Department e
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Department.
COMPRESSING Department.
PIIESSING Department.
MOONY I K.NIIu+ Department.
M1 GNLT Department.,
ENGINE Department.,..
PUT Department,
2. LOCOMOTIVE Departments.
This department produced the so-called 0.5 locomotive for the
Russians. Tno 05 locomotive had five pairs of driving wheels.
Monthly production was sot at 25 locomotives per month, but
actual production wag 23 24, Narrow gauge locomotives
for Russian mines wore also manufactured in this department.
The dopertmont suffcrod 10% 15% damage drring the
rovoluti?Dn {n October, 1956 and production was set back by
about six months.
3. BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTAUNT
This department produced parts for bridgoa and also
manufactured cranes. tart of the plant was blown up during
the October revolution?
4. C OI I': SS OR DEF'.RTNI=?:NT _
This department produced high powered 14 " 16 atmosphere
static compressors., and also assembled mobile compressors,
6 c yl . 105 h,r .
lay mm hnrr) V 1 Ad, rnm a-I- a^ir^
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powered by dic sol engincs mr.nufacturod by the CSI.,IEL motor
factory.
5e F1-MESSING DEllRTPlNT s
This d.opartn nt produced chassis for the rtCSEPEL AUTOMOBILE"
6. MOZLONY -14iFFkNIKLI
This dopartni.ent manufactured loco:-aotivo axles and viheols etc.
The so parts wore also finally machined in this department
7. ME.GIVET DE ~ RTI NT f
This department produced all types of electrical motors
and trans.' orr:rs for motor cars.,
ENGINVL' DErLhT1 +I~T s
Three typos of engines were produced with a total production
of 6 motors per week. Dotailssy
a) IuaNG Diesel engine
6 c yl . 105 H.r .
105 mm bore x 164' mm stroko.
2,200 Rc^M. Fuel consumpt~on 28 litres per 100 Kmsa,
b) K,Vk,G? Mc 69, Fotrol engine
4 cyl ? 54 H,r .
76 mm born x 140 mm stroke.
1!000 1~.l'.IMM, Fucl consumptions 28 litros per 100 Kms+
^M'6R03 Groups
(i)
105 mm bore x 150 mm stroke ,
1800 R.1' .M. Fuel consumption 32 litres per 100 Kms.
(ii) STJIER - Manufactured in GYOR,.
( iii.) SkLCI1,L' 9 " tt
(iv) BOTOND;, No longer in production.
8. iUIy DEi#.is:T1'ENT s
This department produced the GORUB to high powered pump.
Smaller pumps were also produced for fire brigaaos. Most
of the pumps produced by this department were exported to
1{USSL..
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The rHAVAG Locomotive and Engineering iloks.
17UI GAI;Y
Economic
I. GET ZAL
In 1949 the production of tractors and lorries was transferred
to IIO~'T''LM-SCIF,.Ai1TZ factory, the name of which liras subsequently changed
to VOROS-CSILLAG Tractor ?actory.
II. DE PARTi1ENTS
There are three main departments ;
I. Locomotives, until the end of 1955 the factory turned out
2.
steam locomotives; thereafter diesels. The >lanned
production of liesel locomotives was for 600 h.p, and 2,000
h.p. diesels. The factory worked in conjunction with the
adjoinCthg GANZ factory; I:L/WAG producing; frame, undergear
and body, GANZ producing the motors.
3ridx,e Factor. , This faotory also produced electric pylons
and in October 1956 there was a contract outstanding for the
3. Pumps and Co;.x)ressors. T%ese were mainly produced for
military purposes.
III, L~ OUI2 FORE.
1,600 workers were employed on three c'.ifts on 7 days a week,
IV. PPODUCTION.
25 to 28 locomotives 0-5-0 are produced uer month. Of this
t3'l~9, 700 were delivered to the U.S.S.R. between 1948 and 1954 and after
bLing sent to ZA.H011Y near CHAP, they were lifted and put on broad gauge
bogies. Between 3 and 5 shunting; locomotives were also ;?roduced per
month for Hungary, and b etAween 3 and 6 p ,ll gauge industrial locomotives
per month.
/PRODUCTION DI! 'ICULTIES
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V. PRODUCTION DIFFICULTIES
There was a shortage of raw riaterial. Fork was also held up
Work shops were overcrowded and i-a'anspor
inefficient,
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