ELECTRIFICATION OF WARSAW SUBURBAN RR LINES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: February 26, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN~F;AI- INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
If~FORMATION FROM
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
~~S:FtCATIOR OF WARSAW S'6SITRSAN RR LINES
T~.e electrified z?aiy line between Warsaw and ZJr~?tlow, ?pened to traYYic
ozl i7 Jaalup.''y 1950, ~s the third 11ne in the Warsaw suburban area to be
rl?rtrifie3. Tu co>??G~?a~e?G to the prey' pexicd., when almost all vox}: vas
vnde-? tha di2?ectinn OF Pa~?eign speclaliats,Aa11 ro_cenp^lish vorkereiotech k
in th~^ rail. cRnt:ar aryW~~he ~1~ctricala 4uipnrnt aivi overhead lines we're
niCiana, %>t21 e'GbZ.-ANA
ma.nuPac~tn~?e3 excluEi6?ly by Polish industry.
1~t;xrcn 191 ynit igsi'S, $Y,.e Polish State Rai1s?oarlg will convert the re-?
niaining 13nae in C~~: ~~L"ea?T" rail center to r 1.ectrical operation. The length
~~f electr. iPie3 ii?~.;~ +?'Y11 tlzwn b=_ t;TATice 'the prewar length.
Tfze greatxt r~i~~ic'~ty is the shortage of cars. Even today there has
i;r, be mLxed tr~fYyc ~h tta three electalYied lines, and electric train traYYic
ucusi 'be auppl~Fn+;.t~? by steam-powered trains, The rolling stock, hovetrainsft
b,sing steadily '=n.1~?=$~9 a11d there is a12d the possibility of running
?::ith alectric lr~cr~ivgs. In mid-1953, the ro111ng stock will be increased
'cy the delivery og z~v iirain unitR9 s~ce oY vtich have been ordered in Yoreign
chuntries ,nd s~~ v~' 'y;1i~:s are being build in F~~land. T'ne first units ordered
:;13:i 'be availabl.~ Rt fTse end aY 150?
~~ new tz?ain ~2~i$0y tYAE desi~a YUr Which take i~o aecount?both the ex-
ty~c?ience gair~=~. icy d~e~{rtittg the: Qld rolling stuck and the advice Hof PalisL
bui'1~.4:re, rext :'~~`?~t adT~,ncea in c~cgparison with prewar types. Basic-
e:ily the Cheer.-c~,+ i';Y,pe iR mai.n?~sined, but the mgtG>T car is the center car ia-
~;Ffyi oY the: Y,?~Ai% ~~?. ~rhscia ~FPollorrs ate chasgis. The capacity aY train
u~ita oi? the: o~.a en? ri-d~ yAe
Tvitr~ f'olic' ptil'~+obe per aquax?e meter: old type, 425; nEV type, 572?, three
C.S~i; -- 1x536 pa~td~=~~?;Ca? .
a ua:~?e ;nete'S'? a.d ter-, 5~A" nwv tvue, ci70, three
Witt ais pc~ba s ~. sq --
cans ?~- 29100 paagzAC,?~s.
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1Kaxim~un permissible load:
With eight persons per square meter: old type, 631; new type, 830; three
cars -- 2,490 yassengers.
This favorable reatilt was attained by reducing the number of seats slightly,
from 22G to 200, and by widening the aisle between the seats from 51 centimeters
to 78 centimetera. This arrangement cone'3erably increases the amount of stand-
ing roam, and eases particularly the commuter traffic, which is more than six
times the average load per hour.
A ccmpariaon between the transportation capacity of an electric train unit
and of a steam-powered train of matimum length (15 three-axle care with~sid~
Electrification cf all trainR in the Warsaw rail center is expected to
eYYect savings which wi1.1 run inter millions. Besides cash savings from oper-
ations, the time saved by passengers must also be taken into account.
The following table shows the reduction in travel tiros on the individual
lines. In addition, electric train traffic permits a greater density of traffic,
which in turn affords still greater savings of time.
Downto,~m Warsaw to Ctwock-
Steam trains, 57 min
Electric trains, 43 min
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Downtown Warsaw to Zyrardow
Steam trains, 73 mi.n
le^$rir, trains, 59 min
Saving of time, 14 min (19~+)
Downtown Warsaw to Minsk
Steam trains, 70 min
~l.ectric trains, 49 min
Saving of time 21 min (30;6)
'^`~? Six~Y'ear Plan anticipates a yearly traffic of 90 million passengers
in the rail center of Warsaw. If an average oY only 10 minutes is saved Yor
each passenger, this would total 15 million hours, which at the present average
hrurly wage of 50 zlotys is the equivalent oY 750 million zlotys yearly.
Electrified train operation also means a great saving in coal. Try above-
mentioned number of passengers carried by electric trains would correspond to
1,200,000,000 grew ton-kilometers. Since steam trains oY the same capacity
are heavier, and the number of trains and their length cannot be adjusted to
the changing traffic density, the corresponding figure Yor ton-kilometers Yor
steam trains would be at least twice as large. Since the coal consumption is
especially heavy Yor suburban traffic, a coal saving can be estimated oi, at
least 18G,000 tons per year, or SO percent of the coal which would be used by
steam trains. The savings will probably be 60-70 percent greater than the
average on the electrified main lines.
The use of mobile transformer stations is new in Poland. The use of such
stations in 194.9 made it possible to start operation oY electric trains to Mi-
losna, Minsk, and dcantown Warsaw, and assured the supply of electricity Yor
the existing electric lines. In the near future, these mobile transformer sta-
tioi:a will serve as a reserve should a stationary unit be out oY service Yor a
prolonged period. At the same time, mobile transformers will speed electrifi-
cation of additional rail lines, as they can be set up and put into Gperation
in a new location in a comparatively Ehort time.
The Six-Yeaz? Flan provides that after the main railroad stn+.ion in Warsaw
is put into sex?vice, all through steam trains will be taken through the city
by electric locomotives.
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