Chapter 228 A dumbfounding dilemma
The courtyard became even more lively after Liu Lan and her two children were added to the courtyard.
Zhou Hailong and Zhou Haitao both study at Hongxing Primary School and are about the same age as Yan Jiedi, so the three of them often go to and from school together.
Xu Damao had two more sons, and he straightened his back and regained his former glory.
After taking the medicine prescribed by Ding Qiunan, the deaf old lady's illness was no longer serious.
It’s just that she seems to have aged a bit. Now three meals a day are cooked and delivered to her by her aunt.
After completing the task of writing the code.
Li Aiguo redeployed crew 131 and ran on the railway track from Beijing to Jincheng all day long.
When going to Jincheng, it took a few hours of hard work.
On the way back to the capital, you can exchange ideas on growing vegetables with Zhang Yazhi in the camping car.
My little life was quite happy.
But Li Aiguo also felt it.
Since returning to the crew group, my tasks seem to have increased.
In the locomotive depot, there are two types of jobs.
One is work.
Also referred to as my job.
For example, Li Aiguo, as the driver of the charter group, drives the train to Jincheng. This is his job.
You can take time off from work.
It doesn’t matter if the work doesn’t go smoothly.
The second is the task.
Tasks are work temporarily assigned by superiors.
For example, being temporarily deployed on a freight train to complete a transportation task.
This is called a task.
The task cannot be shied away from.
Must be completed.
It must be completed to perfection.
In this era, the world is vast and the tasks are the biggest.
No.
This day we drove back to the locomotive depot.
Li Aiguo had just jumped off the locomotive with Cao Wenzhi and the others, and the dust raised under his feet had not yet landed.
A dispatcher in overalls ran over quickly.
"Comrade Li Aiguo, we have just received notification from the dispatching station that a coal train in our locomotive depot broke down suddenly and was stuck on the Jingmen Railway."
Not yet. When Li Aiguo reacted, Cao Wenzhi's expression changed.
"Jingmen Railway. That section of the railway is a busy section. Seven or eight trains from the west to Beijing pass by every day."
Li Aiguo also remembered the information about the Jingmen Railway at this moment.
The name of Jingmen Railway sounds grand, but it actually refers to the section of railway line from Beijing to Mentougou, which was regarded as a subway in later generations.
It is only more than 60 miles away from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and the total length is only more than 50 kilometers.
The Jingmen Railway is the earliest railway line built in the suburbs of Beijing.
The Mentougou area is a famous coal mining area near Beijing.
In order to free up the coal mines, the former administrators approved the proposal to build a railway branch line from Xizhimen to Mentougou. The construction was presided over by Zhan Tianyou, a famous railway expert in my country.
After liberation, the Jingmen Railway Line continued to undertake the task of transporting coal outwards, while also making outstanding contributions to regional economic construction and people's livelihood security.
Assume the important task of traveling for residents in Mentougou area.
Although it takes more than two hours to arrive at Beijing Railway Station by train.
In this era of underdeveloped transportation, it is the preferred mode of transportation for the people.
Once the coal train is not cleared in time, subsequent trains can only be blocked on the tracks.
......
"Is the interval isolated?" Li Aiguo asked.
The dispatcher nodded and said: "It has been isolated. The trains along the way have been ordered to stop in place and wait for dispatching orders."
"Let's go, we will leave immediately!"
Li Aiguo no longer hesitated.
This is a major mission.
As a train driver, you must be brave enough to take on important tasks.
“For this rescue mission, the dispatching room specially dispatched a Soviet-made FD steam locomotive, parked right in front.”
Li Aiguo took his co-driver Liu Qingquan and the stoker Zhao followed the dispatcher and strode towards the station.
Cao Wenzhi was a little worried. He followed up from behind and patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder: "Aiguo, the railway over Mentougou is an old railway. Be careful when driving."
" Don't worry, master, I've been driving trains for half a year and I've never had any problems!" Li Aiguo assured me, patting his chest.
Having said that, Li Aiguo was a little worried.
Driving a train is different from driving a car. You touch the steering wheel, step on the accelerator, and you can jump everywhere.
Before setting off, the train driver must understand the conditions of the railway along the way.
It is necessary to take out the longitudinal section of the road section from the data room, conduct detailed research, and determine the driving plan.
but.
Time does not allow this at the moment, so I can only rely on my own courage and skills to carry out the task.
At the same time, this is also the reason why Duanli chose Li Aiguo to carry out the mission.
It stands to reason.
As Li Aiguo’s master, Cao Wenzhi far surpasses Li Aiguo in terms of driving experience and mileage.
After just a few missions, Li Aiguo's skills and adaptability have already conquered Duan Neili's leadership.
When the leader of the locomotive depot learned of the accident, his first reaction was to send Li Aiguo over.
This guy is reliable.
The Soviet-made FD steam locomotive is longer and larger than ordinary steam trains, with a total weight of 254.4 tons and a total length of 29070 mm for the locomotive and tender.
Physical strength is not lacking.
Such a large specification also gives it a power of 2,500 horsepower, which is twice that of ordinary steam trains.
And the speed can reach 85 kilometers per hour, which is at the world's advanced level in this era.
With these two indicators, the FD steam locomotive was the first to be used as a rescue train after entering the country.
Retrieving the data of the steam locomotive in his mind, Li Aiguo led the driver team to the station.
Just one glance and I was stunned.
This FD steam locomotive is an original imported locomotive, maintaining a complete Soviet flavor.
Most of the boiler, driver's cab and tender box are painted light blue, while the wheels and front and rear anti-collision beams are painted red.
Looks mighty and domineering.
On the right side of the tender, there is also a Russian message sprayed with white paint:
"Eternal glory to the workers on the rear! It was their hard work that allowed our people to win the Patriotic War. ! ”
This slogan is so loud and shocking.
So much so that Li Aiguo slowed down.
"Driver Li, hurry up, we're running out of time!"
The dispatcher urged from the front.
Li Aiguo finally came to his senses and quickly boarded the steam engine with his comrades in the crew group.
The furnace in the steam engine had already been lit by the mechanics.
Li Aiguo checked it hastily and found no problems.
When receiving the dispatch order from the dispatcher, he still asked as usual: "Comrade, is there no problem with the maintenance of the locomotive?"
"Absolutely no problem, this locomotive is for the dispatching room. The rescue mission is specially dispatched," the dispatcher assured.
Li Aiguo was also relieved.
In the locomotive depot, the dispatching room is responsible for the dispatching of all locomotives and is also responsible for the maintenance work of all locomotives.
Sign the dispatch form.
After the dispatcher instructed the switchman to open the gate, Li Aiguo asked his deputy Liu Qingquan to take charge of the lookout.
Then pull the whistle gently and pull down the valve hard.
The blue steam engine head, like a monster from a foreign country, raced along the black railway track.
Considering the urgency of time, the stoveman Lao Zheng did not care about saving coal. Every shovelful shovel of coal was enough, and the boiler burned vigorously.
The barometer was almost blown off by the steam, and the speed of the locomotive quickly reached the upper limit of 85 kilometers per hour.
At this speed, it only takes forty minutes to reach the location where the coal truck broke down.
This mission is completed! Li Aiguo also felt relaxed.
While checking the dashboard, he chatted with Lao Zheng.
Lao Zheng saw that there was not much coal next to him, so he leaned the coal shovel next to him and said: "Comrade driver, please wait a moment, there is not much coal left, I will open the valve in the coal water truck. ."
"Coal water truck", as the name suggests, is a carriage filled with coal and water.
What is stored inside is the 'food' of the steam engine, which is usually hung tightly behind the steam engine head.
Small steam locomotives do not have a dedicated ‘water tanker’, and the ‘food’ is stored in the mezzanine of the locomotive.
For heavy-duty steam engines like the Soviet-made FD steam locomotive, the coal tanker and the steam engine head are integrated.
The moment Lao Zheng took out his universal key and opened the door of the tender, his whole body froze.
"What's wrong?" The co-driver Liu Qingyuan felt something was wrong and stood up and asked.
"Here. He. Here he."
Old Zheng began to speak incoherently.
"Old Zheng, is there a little widow with no clothes on inside, or something? Look at you, you look like a bear!"
Liu Qingquan jumped off the chair.
He walked over and followed Lao Zheng’s gaze.
“This”
His expression also became dull.
Good guy.
What happened inside?
Is it equipped with a nuclear warhead?
Li Aiguo looked at the dashboard and saw that all the data were normal. He was about to stand up to see what was going on.
A young man with soot on his face and body came out yawning.
There was still saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, and the saliva mixed with the soot, forming a large stain.
Nima, isn’t this guy Yan Jiecheng?
Li Aiguo looked carefully several times and took a breath.
Yan Jiecheng raised his hands and yawned. Suddenly he realized something was wrong, his expression changed, and he looked around.
A burst of miserable screams suddenly broke out.
“Where is this?!”
Li Aiguo realized that something must be wrong.
Looked at Lao Zheng: "Master Zheng, hurry up and get to the coal water car."
Old Zheng also woke up, and before he could finish speaking, he strode into the coal water truck. car.
A moment later, when Lao Zheng rushed out again, panic was on his face.
"Comrade driver, there is no coal in it"
Boom!
The words were like a thunderbolt exploding in the head of the steam engine.
Everyone froze in place, solidifying into statues.
Steam engines rely on coal as power. If there is no coal, wouldn’t they have to be abandoned halfway?
Li Aiguo glared at Yan Jiecheng and asked, "Yan Jiecheng, what's going on?"
"Brother Aiguo, I don't know either." Yan Jiecheng looked confused and said with a Mei Hui scratched his messy hair with his hands: "According to the plan in the workshop, our coal loading team will be the next truck to load coal. I'm a little sleepy."
Yan Jiecheng will be in a daze now. In this state, he speaks confusingly.
But Li Aiguo still understood.
This locomotive is parked at the station, preparing to load coal.
Yan Jiecheng had just picked up several tons of coal and was so tired that he wanted to find a place to hang out for a while.
But the weather was hot and there was almost no cover at the station, so he thought of this locomotive.
So he opened the door of the coal tanker and prepared to sleep for a while. When he got to the coal tanker, the team leader would definitely wake him up and he would not delay his work.
When I opened my eyes, I found that the locomotive had run away.
A locomotive that was waiting to add coal water was dispatched and assigned as a rescue locomotive.
Li Aiguo frowned slightly, how could the dispatch room make such a low-level mistake?
However, it is not a matter of pursuing responsibility at this time.
It would be so embarrassing if the rescue truck's front end was left halfway in the road.
More importantly.
If this continues, the furnace of the locomotive will definitely go out.
In the locomotive depot, a steam locomotive stalling is a serious accident.
No matter the reason, once Duan Ziliizi finds out, he will definitely be criticized.
At this moment, the stoker Lao Zheng and the co-driver Liu Qingquan also looked ugly.
They joined the chartered group. After driving for so many years, they had never encountered such a thing.
"Comrade driver, we only have a little coal left." Lao Zheng pointed to the scattered coal in the coal hopper, feeling very anxious.
Li Aiguo took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and issued the order: "Comrade co-driver, how far are we from the nearest station at present?"
"Comrade co-driver!"
Li Aiguo shouted twice, and Liu Qingquan finally woke up, returned to his position, and took out a station list from the clip hanging above.
Pointing his fingers on it, he calculated it carefully, stood up and reported: "Comrade driver, the nearest station is Mentougou Station, the distance should be about fifteen kilometers."
Li Aiguo I calculated it according to the coal distance formula calculated before, and sighed helplessly.
The remaining coal only weighed a few hundred kilograms and could not be carried to the Mengmenggou Station.
However, there is no other way now, I can only try my best to persist.
“Now immediately reduce the coal-filling vehicle to the minimum. Don’t waste any shovelful of coal!”
“Yes!” Master Zheng quickly shook the coal shovel that was about to be filled into the furnace. , replace it with a half shovel.
Li Aiguo looked at Yan Jiecheng again: "Yan Jiecheng, there should be some remaining coal at the bottom of the water tanker. Please carry it over."
Carrying coal is Yan Jiecheng's job.
But there are no tools!
“Brother Patriot, I didn’t bring my pole or basket.” Yan Jiecheng said timidly.
When he saw Li Aiguo's eyes falling on him, he couldn't help but take a step back and clasped his hands tightly in front of his chest.
“Brother Patriot, you don’t want me to use my clothes to carry coal, do you?”
Li Aiguo originally thought about wearing a hat, but now after Yan Jiecheng reminded him, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Yan Jiecheng is wearing work clothes.
The biggest feature of this kind of clothing is that it is strong. If the sleeves are tied up, it is almost like a sack.
Li Aiguo looked at Yan Jiecheng and said: "Jiecheng, now our train is encountering difficulties. As an employee of the locomotive depot, are you willing to contribute your own efforts to solve the difficulties?"
"It's okay to spend some effort. The point is, I only have this piece of work clothes. If it gets worn out, my dad will definitely criticize me."
"Don't worry, if it gets worn out, I'll tell Duan Nei Apply and I’ll give you a new one.”
Hearing this, Yan Jiecheng’s eyes widened: “Really?”
“Can I still lie to you?” >
"That's true."
Yan Jiecheng no longer hesitated or hesitated.
He took off his work clothes and made it into a sack, then got into the coal water truck and took out the remaining coal inside.
It’s just that the quantity of coal is not much, and it will be used up quickly.
The speed of the locomotive was getting lower and lower, and seeing that there was less than ten air pressure left, Li Aiguo simply asked Master Zheng to just keep the furnace from going out.
Master Zheng also understood that once the furnace was extinguished, it would not be easy to light it. According to Li Aiguo's order, he occasionally filled half a shovel of coal.
Soon, the speed of the locomotive was almost gone, almost like the idling speed of a car.
Liu Qingquan took out a cigarette, lit it with a match with trembling hands, and took two deep puffs: "Driver, what should we do now?"
According to his thoughts , the best thing to do now is to send people to advance more than ten miles along the railway track.
Contact the locomotive depot through Mentougou Station and ask the locomotive depot to send another rescue train.
But in this way, they drivers and stokers became famous in the locomotive depot .
It’s so shameful to save others but leave yourself in the middle of nowhere.
People in this era are very stubborn and would rather suffer hardship than bow their heads.
Li Aiguo naturally couldn't overturn his car in the gutter. He took the name list and frowned and asked: "Old Liu, I remember there is a small station next to Mentougou Station. Why is it not shown on the station name list?"< br>
“There is a small station with no name, which is used to transfer coal, and occasionally used to add coal water to passing trains. Because this station name list is for passenger transportation, there is no list.”
Liu Qingquan marveled at Li Aiguo's memory.
If he hadn’t been running along the route, he wouldn’t have known about that small station.
“Since the small station can add coal and water, if we drive the train to the small station, then there will be no need to delay the rescue.” Li Aiguo frowned.
Liu Qingquan frowned: "This is a good idea, but now that the locomotive can't move, we can't go down to push the train, right?"
Li Aiguo pointed at the train through the window. Old scalpers plowing in the fields.
(End of this chapter)