aB April 18 X1/1782 I RUMANTA ‘ Railway (505) Deseription of the Towns (3801) Heavy Industry (1704) RUMANIA'S BIGGEST RAILROADS’ WORKSHOP. SOURCE ATHENS: A 22-year-old Greek repatriate. DATE OF OBSERVATION: Up to the end of 1952. EVALUATION COMMENT: This is a background report describing the installations of the Grivi ilroad's workshops in BU- UHAREST. According to a speech, by DEJ in February 1953, the total number of railway workers and employees was then 180,000. tte Founded and expanded by the pre-Communist regimes the "Ateliere Crivita CRF (now known as "Grivita Rosie" BUCURESTT) is the most important Rumanian Railroads workshop. It employed according to source, some 2,500 workers at the beginning of World War II, 3,500 at the end of 1944 and over 4,500 in the fall of 1952. Facing the factory from the entrances A,B, C and D, the right-hand side eonsists of the socalled s-ctia vagoane. (car- riages section) rhile the left-hand side, known as sectia loco- motive, comprises steam and diesel locomotives workshops. Apart from repairs on rolling-stock the Grivita Rosie makes all types of carriages used by the Rumanian railroads and four models of steam locomotives kmown as "50," "80," "100," and "126," respectively, representing their speed in kilometers (over)TEM NO. 4020/56 jour. The information given by source with regard to sal- | and working conditions are not of present interest since ft the factory a long time ago. However, due to his remark— le power of observation and retentive memory, he was in a po- sition to draw a map (not to scale) and give the eens de= tails which might be of interest. to RFE: ef Description of the Plant. Anti-aircraft shelter completed in the autumn of 1952. “2. Atelier de tamplarie, carpenters' shop employing some 30 workers. Atelier de strungarie, turning lathe department employing e@ 150 workers of both sexes. . Atelier de nichelaj, ‘nickel-plating workshops Personnel 20 workers of both sexes. Sectia rotarie de vagoane, carriage mheels section employ- ing 100 make workers. Atelier de arcuri, eprings' worktop. Personnel two shifts of 35 workers (male) each. 7. Atelier de fierarie, blacksmiths’ workshop, employing 100 male workers. |. Sectia de sudura autogena, oxygen welding workshop employ— ig 60 workers of both sexes in two shifts of 30. OAtelier de lustruit tamplaria, woad polishing epee Person- nel 80 workers of both sexes. : macarale, cranes for transporting uncompleted car- ite MOESTy Ae Aavttinrs . Yorkers copa ise two shifts of four men each. “12. Wagazie de vagoane vechi, store room for old carriages. — j. Magazie de vagoane noui, store room for new carriages. 14. Hale de macerale, cranes, workers comprise ten men. de fierarie pentru vegoane, carriage spare parts (over)16. Atelier de tapiterie, upholsters' workshop employing some 50 workers of both sexes. 17. Vapsitorie de vagoane, painters’ workshop for painting car- riages. Personnel 40 male workers. 18. Birourile sectiei vagoane si infirmeria, offices in respect of the carriages, and the infirmary. 19. Biurourile sectiei locomotive, offices in respect of the locomotives. x 20. Biurourile ae partid si UTM, the Party and UTM offices. 21. Uzina de curent electric, the power station employing three shifts of 10 male workers each. ~ 22. Cantina, the restaurant where the workers could eat their lunch and dinner. 23. Strungarie de suruburi si filetare a tevilor, turning lathe department for making screws and threading pipes. Personnel 60 male workers. 24.,Sudura autogena,, the oxygen welding department employing 30 workers of both sexes. 25. Sectia cazangerie, the boilers workshop employing some 400 male workers. 26. Baja, washrooms,the showers being available after 4 p.m. every day. 27, Sudura electrica, electric welding department’ employing 50 workers of both sexes. 28. Montarea locomotivelor, locomotive assembling department. Personnel: two shifts of 150 males workers each. 29. Sectie tevarie, department for making pipes. employing some 40 workers. of both sexes. 30. Sectia patra mecanica, the fourth mechanical department employing 1,200 werkers of both sexes. Herc locomotives were yepaired and shafts and wheels for new locomotives were ad- justed. - 31. Strungarie de siruburi, turning lathe department producing all kinds of screws. (over)the sixth mechanical department ; ‘oth sexes. Here fine spare parts “for locomotives were made. This department was equipped with “Guo heavy-lathes, two medium sized ones and many poring machines, all of German make: Four "Zis" emall lathes of Soviet make were also installed. "33. Sectie pentru instrumente de masurat, the precision instru- . dents department employing mostly female workers. All Kinds of fine tools and precision instruments such es micrometers were made here. 34. Sectia rotarie, “Personnel: two shifts of 50 ms. 45. Peraria, blackenith's workshop enploying 100 male workers. Wontajul rotilor, section for the mounting of locomotive wheels. Personnel: 50 male workers. ne 37. turnatorie de fonta, the iron foundry where spare parts Jocomotives are made. Personnel: 70 male workers. : urnatorie de bronz, tronze foundry employing 40 male work- 2. Sectia sasea mechanica, employing some 30 workers of workshop for the making of locomotive wheels. le workers each. — . Turnatoria de aluminiu,-eluminum foundry. Personnel: 30 male workers. 40. Calitoria, steel temper departmen’ 20 male workers each. 41. Depou de locomotive, locomotive sheds. ed end supplied with water. Disoul, a round revolving platform. +: employing two shifts of Here locomotives were End.