1. LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR PLANT IN IZYUM 2. NOVOCHERKASSK ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

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• Publication Date: December 29, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information sf[ectiag the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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COUNTRY USSR (Kharkov and Rostov Oblast REPORT
SUBJECT 1. Locomotive Repair Plant in Izyum DATE DISTR. 29 December 1958
2. Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive
Works NO. PAGES 1
DATE OF
INFO.
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DATE ACQ.
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repot s concern ng ocomo ve p an s in e
Attachment 1 ~teala
xith the locomotive repair plant at Izyum and is_limited to information
on the over,-allpla~t functions, txo shops9 aid some plant personnel.
Plant security and xorking conditions are briefly covered. ~~
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Attachment 2 is a rather detailed report dealing xith the ^T~..ncherlc~4sv
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e7lectric locomotive xorks. The report contains a genera. description of the plan,
production figures, information on xater and poxer supply, tax materials,
sketches txo of them annotated.
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1. ~ :Lss~aift!a IMpair P7.ani: vas loQatsd a~ ~ srriess flr~rt tie
slat '1~~+ is t1e e3ty ert Isr~r+at (8 i-12~ Z 37.16). 1't yss aa~r~ra
'p '~M ua~i~r+ewrd et~clGioo ~ lomc striin~ sad a tam ia#i. '!M plant t~s
sr~+~eiei lei' a terse-~rreter-lrf,,~1t wae~lsa tame ~ti~fiit ia'~b a~aaaes. 'fie
wsG+e a4 ~ issstalla?~icset oar stsaent],T aearet?tsatad bnil~dinds , is
tie ~~ !~re_ _did sit iarre a m~erleal d~es3~3.oa~ aosr did it
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~!e ~i~ai. 1"u~tio~rs st fire g1s~ tt+ere tie ~~ni of loaaa~i~res
sad irrllr lWaa~a of tie fa'tlo~riad sa~iises sai ssM~l.t pas~ss
s. X11 siresitass.
b. 1Miira s's~+esssd-~dat yvrr-r Viers,
a~ aaM~. 'bsllis. Ursa witrr sirr~aeita~aturad in lime sizess 60 x SC
e1t11l~ages~ ~ x 7. satali~iras, s~ i~ x h0 siisi3~l.Stiaeters.
d,. -, ~LLI 'IrsE'~s. i'iwt ~ ~ 3a sires t-azy~Snd ird. 6o x 5 artlli~
to li30 x 1r0 sat713tiaelosats.
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iatsosaarrliea~ arbsax~ oast tiro siapss tlile repair sad asses
~~ ai r a~l+s ?~'~
sad ~ sior. 9iLs Mss a ~e-atesl~ 60 x ~i0 x 5-??ies
botlei< atra~e wtirlt s a~.f arelral rood. ~ d#~
eooilda a 1a`sireat. T~tir a3~~rras dit9.dad iartc> tits ssarta~s.
stress su~lsa taus i>s aacdi at sssrrdaltud aad testir~d ~
iMNr~ s~rai ~ verb is alrar~ a~ ~e~sirl-nd ~
~s~a ]~rs+i~lrrisiii~a~s.
ti. i~at+e sie~ 'ids rays a en~e?stos~r 15a s 5d x 5-~er tlrs~anrsit
isis~dt s'~'ttslfr*s ttlti a iii~'li~ed aetat coat. There ws me ban?
11~aeti 4a !re 'ii+atli~ilnd. 'ii~+t step a~~i dsill tilts aad seiaerir
1 ~i ililts~ ~rssi in spare gatMss tar loaearroldipas. disc laelres
~!' d~~ aaltlresr and 'laao selll.in~ iraaiines o? s~ce ~terr
3~essrst !a 1~~ ariap. J>.ate],ir sixth' >rer d
lraare. aaa~et ` soar tits siros- ~r loa:~ drill 'bits Asir Sp. 50X 1- H U M
? h? q areit tst~aaspoarl,~tioa. pria~t ite~r ear t~rrrsa assert ~ p0 to 80-ed`lli?
iiirwirl-~atl of tarioos iadtdsresasr~ ~s ttlrels, pdpe, lubairll+
,~eMre and oih axlss~ end tis sleds ttsre h line ~-lt tp~
salt. 'fie t~ir gtast sidis~a Mere aaeo~i to lire ~plr~lrtsostar rs#~,sia~L
].ios. 'l~alns assrt~+ad st ire rl.ant - si~st ~ st i~wupeeiliad ~IriMe.
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5. i~oacldad eonditioas at rye ssrre dssarltisd ss lelloanss tie p7.aot
saor~d o?e aim-liiowr slyd!'l a dam' ~soose~t #'wr tie sse~rari~ p~rds~ +as
bo3.oo)s liead~q faorau~ 8~srtsstia~ Tl+eat X00 lro 160Ei- lsaass ~l:i tlrsee gtisarress
of as io~sr tsar lanai aii srosa. ~~~ stars e~ita.et lro 1lwdst svrssser
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tracal~.ons. A lath c~perster earned firms '~C)0 to 800 rubl.:a a acmth. Woa~era
here paid on a piecework basis. 8anltasy conditions in11~e plant vets la3s.
A c]~,aie xas a~ailst~le f?r ncs~I cases. ~.ak waa~laesa ~rere ta]ten tc-
yos~tals cad sanitarivams in Isut and smsetiaes to +o~-.
6. plaaR seetn~ity. 'fie plant e~l.~ed ~ blue~nilasasd~ arced ~ptards tdiw
rrer~ood tirs~ stct!'lue. Tiro or tutee gi~at~s a?ats~oll.ed 'iaa pes~sonnerl entranaes~
a~md 1~tes cr tour ~eiarAs vets posted c~u~bai d+e tLs gtaat. Saelt ~tc~oer lud
to pa~sent a astal tab t~d.a~t shared Ifis msmbeat and pyc+togar'asp~~ to file
ents+~nae and tir~n~to tit tZasYespar. '1lese tsys vase ]aka on a
hoat~d~ ~ecordi~ !~ tlsir nu^ariQal card+sr~ in tbs slop. T,is vor~rs picked
~ {~ tam > ~ they let'!t ttie slop. Worloeta vets nat pexsitted
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vere no anti ~a ~?
7Aersonael. orp~niaatien vas dascribe~ as 1o11aWSS eaal- alrap had a s~a].7.
ptl a~dnistration dapsr~at tdd.ai- toc+k care of ttie slop pgrall
aa~d to 4t 'Oti4t tLa aosi~s trarpe fulfilled. 'tis sllapa vets subordinate
to ~ aa3n a~d>r~iatrsidv+e oit!?iae e1~dalt vas Leade3. b,li tLe plaxit director
and ltls sls~r et~.efs. spare pars slwp, vas directed
b~ ? sLa~- alirt vlo va~r an a saster (in eatiarpe of prodwation
aeairatol.~}. _ _
'be slaps peaara33~'
~'I d~lAi iitters~ fotnr ~tontrol al~tefs~ teo #~itskeepersi three
vmsan v~ro ~e in e~gt~e of t'jla t~l s~ one foal. aupplY sv~erviaor,
live,, iron 'a~oes's~ ten oftiee ale~s~ arrd ens chief enptneer.
#~ ~nalses +at t'Ye lolloving I~onriet pe~rscaonel~
1~/'a,~O~- {tmx)s l~t.ant dis+eetes.
Sitial~r" ~, ~i'~)~ sli~re p~s sbap_alt3.el~
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NOVOC~ ELpC'!'RIC LOCQIfOTIVE WI~RICB
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Loca~.on and Qeneral Description
1. Tile NovocLerkassk 8lectria Loeaaeti~e Norks was located five kiloaeters
nor~east of Nc~-ocLsrk~esak (N 47-15~, $ x?15 ); tLis plant was soaetiaes
r~eterred to as tIr ~i -. S.K.
Tt was subordinate to tLe ltiniatry of Electric
Power 8t~ions. A atr~eetasr line connected the ci1~ of Nc~ocLerkaask
with 1iLe plant. and the licsaow railroad line passed bit 100 deters lrca
'{fie plant.
7tte plant
area was rectangular in shape and Iodated on a ~lat~terrain. Soar
building, believed to be living qua~exw for plants{personnel, were
loaated outside tbQ rectan~l.rr 1000~eters-long by 600-s~eters wide
path-'ba~iak~ pert-wood 2.50 asters tall fence wlacLch sut7eounded the plant
periaater. Ths plant Lad two ea~l.ap-ee entrances and a r831road aiding
entrance. '4Le aatn axis of this plant ran north and south. No secret
sections or underground installatioips existed in t~s plant. Anew
building was under constsaetion for`the assaably Lop and aaotLer war
in tLe planning rtage for tLe steel casting sLa~. 9e
s]metah No. 1 0! plant layout on gags 7 .
Rleetria-lnaaaoti~ne~ P~atian
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2. Tints pl were dads up of so
aa~i T'ite largo locastotives 50X1-HUM
weighed ap~oxiastely 200 and xere d green and blue. TMse
locoslotitres wend used to Lain passenger trains althou~ they were dads
to Lsul freight trains. 'mss sas11 sized loaolrotives were used in punts
dad sea and river ports. TYs brrand was NS`L, series 28~ and 9AU, series
22. Thts pleat did not construct or repair sdlitary equips~ent. Pasts
xsrt shipped bF rail to fir Caucasus dad the tbrals and other unidenti-
i'ied destinations.
SLDp No. 2 ? Steel Eiaatin$ Shop
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No. 2 of a Ilo. 2 layout on page shop was
constructed in an F-shape and aeasured 100 x 100 asters.. It contained
two pro~eations vHch aeasuleed 20 x 15 seters dad 12 x 8 deters res-
peatively. Tdia was a fireproof stsucl~ure with a sleet aetal root
and slQlights. A tvo-story section was devoted to office space. ffis
sLEip produced steel castings for parts used in electric loca~otives.
obese pawr'Zs ranged in size 2`rcar 0.100 ]d].ogror to 3 artric tons .
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aketah No. 3 of parts produced in tLis plant.on pie 1D~1
"Alds slop also produced parts !or its own aaa~daery. plant's
vas o! tierran and 8o~riet arks was of and 50X1-HUM
In the stee?L casting atop brand Nos. 10000 and
3s000 pre-war adding aaehines in goe~d. condition here used. A special
brigade worked an 9undaya on tLa aachi.ne aaintenauce. T'hts slop vas
the largest shop in the plant dad porodueed about 500 pasts daily.
Appro~daactely 500 psrsons~ (300 specialists dad Z00 laborers) were
eag~l.oyed hare.
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Rav ltateri als
4. Scrap iron frets flee Urals, vas delivered to the toundY~l 50X1-HUM
and cast into ten-kilogra,t ts. Paint, coals coke tt~as t2~e Urals,
poor gv~el.itq sand tros nearby areas, and special sand trot unidentified
regions mere brought tv tho plant. ~rpro~ci'ately a two-MOnt1t stxpply~ot
rev Materiel vas kept on Land at all times in the plant vareLauses.
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Porter and 1~Tater
r ~-ter r ~w
Ll.ectric pover was received trot nearby (not !'uCher identified) electric
poorer stations. Tlee pleat vas equipped with torsters. II.ectric
t~rer was used for the electric arc furnaces s~tetl4pering furnaces.
'late 127 and X20-+volt electricity vas adequate tear ordinary use. I I ~UX1-HUM
some MachirLes and furnaces must Lie required very ffigh
voltage but he did net otter ttirtltier 3ntorire-tion on this particular.
Z'ranspor'tation
6. '.fie plant siding conne~~e~vith the l~tap-l[cisc v railroad line wld.ch
passed hough Acnoche The siding braac: oft in tho direction
of various shops t+ithin plant enclosure. sections of track
used t?r testing locaMati` ,ware toasted to the asseaably drop.
Woalan railroad ears, aos ,ot which were olds unloaded on fire station
p~attas~t by ateailta t3t~cr host cans had ttro axles; auto had tour.
Battery-paves~ed plattoMa ears an+d aobila cranes ~'t~ere cared to cart? Material
fra~e one strop to anothor ithin tits plant. A sweet ].ed frost fire plant
to the six-meter videi as~tesst h3.gls-ay. Tie ffigivay Lad a good drainage
systa~r sad vas in good condition. Tito plant otraed, sa yrndoteradr~d, nut~tber
of three and five-icon trucks as ve].l. es three of tour buses. T'he vehicles
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shag. &o river transportation vas
Stc~ra~e
7. Besides tLe Main plant warehouse, ea~ah shop contained its own warehouse.
Storagedaagts xere bated at various points within the plant enclosure.
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the m~tautacturing process R9ro send-stxin6 50X1-HUM
porocess tras first. 'l7te aetal v~u then Melted down in electric t"urneces.
Rant materials were su'lsttted to teteperatures o! 1~ 500 cLegrees centigrade
and the steel vas produced ~1-'electric fusion. ZLe Metal was then ehe-
Miaally tap-tested. Patterns were prepared sad flee steel wee cast into
the Molds. Paet