DESCRIPTION OF THE SECTION OF RAILWAY LINE EBERSWALDE TO ANGERMUENDE. (30TH SEPTEMBER, 1956)

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• Publication Date: September 30, 1956
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Description of the railway section SCH?FERIN, I ain Station. to. ROSTOCK, Main Station,
via BUETZO'r1.
30th September, 1956.
Permanent Gy'aj7.
(a)
Rails.
I Gau,e -not states?
2 Type Normal, 15 in. long;
3 Method of securing to sleepers, with fishplates,
(b) Sleepers.
1 Type Wooden but in ROSTOCK some. of. iron. and some of wood,
2) Spacing 80 cm. distance between sleepers.
Description of Line.
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ks Double track
ion No new stations have been built
Passing loops.
16,1 1m, to 16.1 km.
5)+.9 km. to 57.8 km.
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28.2 krn. to 32 lan. Measured from BUETZOW
(d)
Bridges
(i,) to (ix), .istanoes measured from SCHiiERIN
(i)
(ii) Iron. pit 10.8 Inn. over road.
Length 12 in.
Width 6 ra.
Height 6 m.
(iii) Iron. At 16.8 lain. over roar?
Length 20 in.
,~ idth 8 in.
Height 6 m.
(iv) Stone. At 23.9 km. over a country road.
Length 15 m.
Width 6 M.
Height 6 M.
(v) Masonry. At 28.7 19,1- over a canal.
Length 20 m.
Width 6 M.
T-Tei rrh1: 1C) rn_
Iron. At 2 len. over main road? to VWISMAR
Length 25 m.
Wdth 10 in,
Height 6 m.
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 (vi) Iron. At 33.0 lan. over main road. GUESTROFU-- :'T_SI.;AR.
Length 35 in.
ffidth 1085 in.
Height 8 in.
(vii) Iron. At 43.7 lei, over the I. tidARN9d.
Length 40 in.
Width 16 in.
Height 15 in.
(viii) Iron. At 55.5 km. over road to BAD BOBRtN.
Length 40 in.
Width 12 m.
Height 10 in.
(ix) Iron. At 56.7 Ian. over the GUI;S TR0W Canal.
Len gth 30 in.
kith 10 in,
Height 15 in.
as follows:-
(x) Iron. At 14.9 over the R. ia1' i NO
Length 35 no
Width 10 rn.
Height 8 in.
(o) Tunnels.
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Length
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Height
At 12.4 km.
Length
iDidth
Height
(f)
(g)
fran SCHWERIN
15 m.
8 na. 6 m.
from 13U-1Z OV
10 in.
8 in.
6.5 ;n.
Cuttings (c?cep sided) and Inbanlcnents high)
Only normal, on approaches to tunnels and bridges.
Gradients (severe) and Curves sharp)
Nil.
(h) Junctions and spurs.
No junctions.
Branch Lines. At 15.9 km. from. SC Ccfl RIN to
GM TSI DEHLEN.
At 34 lc-n. from SCH.TERIN to ;iISI`ru~R and STEMU-3Ei?G.
At BUETZO i to C-UESTROi:V.
3. System of Signalling
(a) SCMERIN. Signals and points operated electrically.
Control from Signal Box Hpb at SCEVERIN Main Station.
Control centralised from Central Signal box (Hpf) Sohwr.
(b) 'AD IMEINEN. Only points electrically operated.
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(a) BLANh'ZNBERG-. Signals and points electrically operated.
Control from signal box Blg.
Control centralised from station.
(c'.) BUETZ91-, . Signals and points electrically operated.
Control from signal box LIZ... 1.
Control centralised from Signal box B III
(e) ROSTOCK. Signals and points electrically operates?.
Controls. For passenger 'station from Signal box Rost 1.
For Goods station from Signal box R II
For Shunting station from Signal box B V.
Control Centralised from Signal boxes Rost.l. and R.II.
The dispatchers office is in the main railway station.
5. Marshalling Yards.
Nil.
6. Servicing and Repair Facilities.
(a) Engine sheds.
SCH IERIN.
3 round house sheds. Diameter 50 m-
1 shed:- Length' 60 m..
Width 40 m.
Height 15 m.
700 men are employed.
1 semi-circular engine shed.
Frontage 40 in.
1;idth 30 m.
Height 12 in.
about 100 men ar4 employed.
2 semi-circular engine sheds
Frontage 100 m.
1ridth 40 in.
Height 20 m.
about 900 men are employed,
(b) Cranes.
SCHrVKLUN? 2 Diesel Cranes.inthe Goods Station.
,ROSTOCK? 2 Steam cranes for coaling locos.
5 Diesel cranes in the Goods Station.
(a) Railway Workshops.
SCHWIRIN? workshops for -.-rag`gon construction and loco repairs.
They consist of 5 sheds; demensions of each:-
Len 'th 120 in.
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ROSTOCR. There is one small workshop consisting of one
sheca :
Length 80 rig,
di~th 30 m.
Height 12 m..
100 men are employcc?.
Eleotrifioation of track.
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Description of the section of Railway Line EBERSWM E
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1. Permanent War
a) Rails
i) Gauge Not stated
ii) Type 15 metres long.
iii) Method of securing rails Rails screwed to sleepers.
b) Sleepers
i) Type Wooden. In ANGEP.MUENDE passenger and goods stations
there are both wooden and iron sleepers.
ii) Spacing 80 an. interval.
2. Description of Line (In this report all distances are measured in
Kilometres from BERLIN)
a) Single track as far as HERZSPRUNG, from there double track to ANGERMUENDE.
b) Stations
to ANGEL 'NENDE. 30th September9 1
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o) Passing Loops From 66.8 Mn to 72.7 Km.
From 81 Km to 85.9 Km.
d) Bridges
i) Iron. At 60.4+ Km, over ODER-HAVEL canal.
Length 4.0 m.
Width 20 m.
Height 15 m.
ii) Iron. At 64.9 Ism, over the EBERSWALDE-PRENZLAU road.
iii) Iron. At 72.3 Km, over the main road ANGERMUENDE-SCHWEDT.
Length 4.0 m.
Width 15 m.
Height 10 M.
e) Tunnels Nil.
f) Cuttings and Embankments Embankments only at bridges.
g) Gradients and Curves
At 65 Km to 71.3 Km gradient of 1 : 350.
No sharp curves.
h) Junctions and Spurs
No junctions.
Branch lines. ? i) At EBERSWALDE to BAD FREIENVWALDE.
ii) At ANGERMUENDE to FRENZLAU and. la'Rf,1\11UURT/ODER.
Length 25 M.
Width 10 M.
Height 8 m.
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At EBERSWALDE signals and .-Ooint-s are electrically operated.
Control at Signal Box Ebsw and decentralised.
At ANGERMUENDE passenger and shunting stations. Signals and
points are electrically operated.
The Controls, are at Signal boxes AN I and R 2.
Controls for the shunting yard are at Signal boxes R 1 and B 2.
120 men are employed.
ii) At ANGERMUENDE there are:-
2 round houses, each of about 80 m. diameter.
About 300 men are employed.,
Administrative System of Control
Control centralised and directed from (1) Signal Box Ang for
the passenger station at ANGERMUENDE.
(ii) Signal box B 2 for the goods station.
There is a shunting station at .~%JNGEBM1JENDE.
6. Servicing and Repair Facilities.
a) Engine Sheds.
i) At EBERSWALDE there is one shed:-
Length 40 m.
Width 15 in.
Height 12 m.
b) Cranes
At ANGERMUENDE there are two new steam cranes for coaling locos
and 1 Diesel crane at the loading ramp.
c) Railway Workshops
There is one Railway Workshop for locos at ANGERMUENDE.
It consists of one shed:-
Lcength 250 in.
Width, 60 m.
Height 20 in.
200 men are employed.
7. Electrification of Track
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System of Signalling