Chapter 234 Speed of Life and Death
“Report to the driver, the distance from the runaway train is about 1,200 meters.”
“The speed of the runaway train is fifty-six kilometers per hour.”
< br>"The runaway train is accelerating."
"The acceleration is unknown, estimated to be 3.2 meters per square second"
Because he is on the high-speed locomotive, it is Liu Qingquan Even though he was an experienced co-driver, it was difficult for him to accurately estimate the condition of the runaway train.
With the loss of vision and these fuzzy data, it is almost impossible to accurately connect with the runaway train.
The strength of the docking is too small and the distance between the two is too large, so the connection cannot be made.
If the docking force is too strong, the locomotive will hit the out-of-control train at the rear.
Not only will the locomotive be destroyed, but more seriously, Hudakai hanging in front of the locomotive will be smashed into meat patties.
Thinking of all the consequences, Liu Qingquan, the co-driver, felt his throat rising and his hands and feet began to tremble.
And all kinds of pressure will eventually fall on the driver.
Liu Qingquan looked at Li Aiguo worriedly.
But he was surprised to find that Li Aiguo's expression did not change at all, and he couldn't help but feel reassured.
The driver who holds the lives of thousands of people in his hands can be so calm. As a co-driver, what is so scary about him? !
Liu Qingquan felt that the panic in his heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Put your head out of the window, squint your eyes, and focus all your energy on the runaway train.
Li Aiguo knew that the data reported by Liu Qingquan was definitely inaccurate.
You can only rely on the instinct of the train driver to operate the air valve and brake lever.
The sound of wind and wheels gradually disappeared. It seemed that there were only two things in this world.
Locomotive, runaway train.
Three people suddenly appeared in a space full of fog.
Just when Li Aiguo was confused, a set of data coordinates suddenly appeared in the space.
Various data are marked on the coordinates, accurately locating the location of the runaway train, and marking the distance and speed difference between the two.
This is the intuition brought by full-level train driving skills!
In an emergency state, your brain is already processing and integrating information without your awareness.
When it pierces the paper of consciousness and delivers the result to you, that is intuition.
Intuition is often very accurate, terrifyingly accurate.
For example.
When you are walking happily on the road carrying your schoolbag.
Suddenly my heart skipped a beat, and the one next to me ducked inexplicably.
There will usually be a will-o'-the-wisp boy jumping out from behind on an electric motorcycle.
When you are playing solo and suddenly feel like someone is trying to catch you, it is better to trust your intuition at this time.
Another example.
When you see a fool offering you a green diamond on QQ.
Please don’t be complacent and don’t take advantage of yourself.
You should trust your instincts and check your girlfriend’s status immediately.
When you introduce it, there must be a bigger surprise waiting for you.
Li Aiguo also studied intuition in his previous life, and finally attributed this wonderful feeling to quantum entanglement.
Hmm.
Indecision, quantum mechanics.
That makes sense.
“The distance is 320 meters, the speed difference is 20 kilometers per hour.”
Under the command of intuition, Li Aiguo subconsciously controlled the air valve, and the locomotive gradually approached the runaway train.
Outside the locomotive at this time.
It stands to reason that Hu Kaiyue, the shunting commander at this time, should be the most nervous person in the world.
Because of the next four or five seconds.
Will decide whether he can complete the task or be squeezed into mincemeat.
Hu Kaiyue originally thought that he would panic and regret.
Unexpectedly, I found that instead of being nervous, I was filled with joy.
Because Hu Kaiyue knew that if he could not stop the runaway train and cause thousands of casualties, he would never have peace of mind in his life.
"Driver Li, let me see your true strength!"
Hu Kaiyue resisted the strong wind, took out the pliers from the canvas bag, and stared at the distance not far away coupler.
The train was approaching a little bit, and a smile appeared on Hu Kaiyue's lips.
The rails under his feet were retreating rapidly, and he was a little dizzy. Hu Kaiyue narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned out half of his body, and reached for the big hook with pliers in hand.
Ten meters, five meters, three meters
"Driver Li, can you succeed?"
Two meters, one meter.
Looking at it The hook and coupler were about to be connected together, and the speed of the out-of-control train suddenly increased. Hu Kaiyue could only watch as the distance widened again.
But instead of being disappointed, he became excited.
The superb driving skills demonstrated by Li Aiguo just now are enough to illustrate the possibility of the mission being fruitful.
Hu Kaiyue picked up the pliers and knocked twice on the locomotive: "Driver Li, come on!"
"Oh, what a pity!"
Inside the locomotive, responsible for lookout Liu Qingquan patted his thigh and said with some disappointment.
"Co-driver, make a second connection immediately and continue to report the distance!"
Li Aiguo glanced at the driving route on the instrument panel.
Based on the distance calculation, the runaway train is not far away from the passenger train. If the connection cannot be made as soon as possible, we will be in big trouble when the passenger train comes.
"Yes!" Liu Qingquan woke up and quickly stuck his head out of the locomotive.
"Twenty meters away, relative speed"
"Comrade passengers, we will arrive in our great capital in thirty minutes. Please carry your luggage with you. , get off the train in an orderly manner. This is the 1216 chartered crew of the Beijing Locomotive Depot. I wish you a happy journey."
On the 1216th train, Zhou Xiaofang, the private broadcaster, hung up the announcer and was about to open the door and signal to get off.
Looking out the window unintentionally, when she saw the silhouette of a train in the distance, Zhou Xiaofang didn't pay attention at first and continued to open the door.
But the moment she closed the door, a chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the back of her head, and her whole body froze.
As a veteran employee of the 1216 crew, Zhou Xiaofang has been running on this line for five years.
Three hundred and sixty-five days a day, no matter whether it is cold, hot or frosty, she takes train 1216 and runs on this line.
I am already familiar with the situation along the route.
Even a few female comrades in the charter group often joked: They are familiar with this route and even know the few bends, far more than they are familiar with their men's waistbands.
The train track in front of you just now is the uphill section that the 1216 train will pass through later! !
The news was like a bomb, exploding in Zhou Xiaofang's mind.
"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?" A familiar flight attendant came over. Seeing her appearance, he joked: "Are you going to get off work soon? Can you spend the evening with me?" Living as a couple?”
"Something happened, something happened"
Zhou Xiaofang pushed her away and staggered to the conductor's office.
"Captain, it's bad, there is a train coming towards us in front!"
Captain Liu was checking the money holder. Hearing this, he wrinkled up. Brow: "Zhou Xiaofang, what are you talking nonsense? This is a one-way line. What does it mean that a train is coming?"
Zhou Xiaofang was in a hurry and didn't know how to explain it. Half of her body was lying on the small table, trying her best Pointing outside.
“Captain, look.”
Captain Liu looked along Zhou Xiaofang’s fingers, and his scalp was instantly numb with shock.
A trembling sound escaped from my throat: "This is a one-way line. What's going on over there at the locomotive depot?"
"Don't worry about what's going on, what should we do!"
Zhou Xiaofang, who has always been aggressive in style, sounded like she was crying when she spoke.
"Brake, brake, tell the driver to brake immediately!" Captain Liu woke up now, stood up from his seat, called the waterman, and ordered the waterman to notify the driver.
When the driver learned that a train was approaching from ahead, his eyes widened in shock and he suddenly lowered the brake valve.
There was a sudden turmoil in the carriage, and countless passengers standing in the corridor of the carriage almost fell down.
Che Chang Liu's body suddenly swayed and he quickly pulled on the door handle before he stood still.
She ignored the scratch on her hand and said quickly: "Zhou Xiaofang, when the train stops, you immediately open the door and evacuate the passengers. Remember, all passengers must be evacuated, we guarantee Only the comrades on the crew can evacuate."
"Conductor, it may be too late." There was a hint of bitterness in the corner of Zhou Xiaofang's mouth.
Captain Liu also knew this. She had already estimated the distance just now. The distance between the passenger train and the train was less than four miles.
The standard braking distance for passenger trains is 800 meters. When the train stops, it is estimated that the train has already hit it.
But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, you can't give up.
"How about we open the windows and let the passengers jump out of the windows?" Zhou Xiaofang suggested.
"No, as long as the train does not stop and the passengers jump out, the casualties will be far greater than the train derailment."
Captain Liu immediately rejected Zhou Xiaofang's suggestion.
The casualty rate of train derailments is about 20%.
If someone jumps off a moving train, the casualty rate is estimated to be as high as 80%.
After the train braked, the passengers in the carriage also noticed something strange. There was a turn in front of them. Passengers with sharp eyes had already seen the oncoming train across the tracks.
"Oh my god, is that a train?"
"Is it coming towards us?"
"It seems to be"
" We’re in big trouble.”
Everything happens in a flash of lightning.
Just when Captain Liu was thinking of saying a few words of comfort to the passengers to appease them.
Zhou Xiaofang's voice came to my ears: "Conductor, look, there is a locomotive in front of that train, and there are people standing in front of the locomotive, as if they are connecting."
Liu Che Looking at it carefully, hope suddenly filled my heart.
She is also an experienced commander, and she has figured it out now.
The train ahead must have rolled away, and the locomotive is here to tow the train.
“Comrades, don’t panic. The comrades in the front are preventing the out-of-control train from rushing over. I believe that the comrades in the front will carry forward the two-way spirit of not being afraid of hardship and not being afraid of death, and achieve the final victory.”
Car Captain Liu waved his hands and said loudly: "In this critical moment, we must be calm and solemn. Now let us sing a song."
A loud singing sounded in the train.
“A big river has wide waves and the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers. My family lives on both sides of the bank.”
The locomotive ahead.
Li Aiguo recalculated the distance between the two cars and tried to connect again.
I saw him slowly pushing the air valve, thick smoke billowing from the chimney on the roof, and the speed of the locomotive suddenly increased.
“Oops, Driver Li, the speed seems to be a bit too fast.”
Hu Dakai, standing outside, looked pale at the approaching out-of-control train.
At this moment, Li Aiguo suddenly pulled the brake valve.
The speed of the locomotive dropped suddenly.
Under the action of inertia, the big hook behind the locomotive just happened to be buckled together with the coupler of the runaway train.
Crack!
The subtle voice that was almost inaudible suddenly sounded in Hudakai's mind.
Seeing the big hooks snapping together, Hudakai quickly hung up the pins.
The knuckle tail of the coupler completely enters the inside of the hook head, and the hook lock in the coupler automatically falls down, blocking the knuckle tail.
Under the action of traction force, the hook enters the closed state. The traction force of the front of the car is transmitted to the runaway train through the hook, and the speed of the runaway train decreases slightly.
But these are not enough.
The brakes of the carriage have not yet been connected, and Li Aiguo cannot rashly pull down the brake valve at this time.
Hu Dakai took a deep breath, hooked his feet on the hooks, leaned down halfway on the moving train, and pulled out two air ducts from behind the hooks in the carriage.
Then using the strength of the waist, the whole person flips up from the hook and connects the air duct to the front of the car.
After tightening the screws, take out the wrench to tighten.
After doing all this, Hudakai breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time he had already seen the passenger train behind him.
If you return to the locomotive at this time, the train will not have enough time to brake and it is likely to collide with the passenger train behind it.
Hu Dakai gritted his teeth and signaled to Liu Qingquan who was watching: "Brake! Brake!"
Liu Qingquan saw the signal and said with some worry: "The driver, the shunting captain The carriage has been connected, but he is still outside, if the brakes are applied"
He did not finish his words.
Li Aiguo decisively pulled down the two brake valves on the locomotive and the rear compartment.
Stored in the main air cylinder of the locomotive, it instantly enters the brake cylinder through each air duct, pushing the piston to move, and the piston pushes the brake shoe.
The brake shoes hugged the wheels tightly as if hugging a close lover, and the wheels rubbed against the rails, creating little sparks of light.
Cang Deng! Bang! Bang!
The uneven distribution of braking force caused the rear compartment to continuously hit the front of the car, causing the joints to swing violently and make a harsh sound.
Hudakai, who was located at the rear of the locomotive, was the first to bear the brunt.
Even though he hugged the railing tightly, he was thrown into the air under the influence of huge inertia.
Echoing back to the locomotive again, his thigh hit the railing outside the locomotive.
The crisp sound of broken bones rang in his ears, and a heartbreaking pain spread throughout his body.
However, Hu Dakai was full of excitement and continued to shout loudly: "Brake! Brake! Brake!"
Because the train was in high-speed motion, one brake was not enough to stop the train. Stopped, Li Aiguo once again violated the regulations.
Pull down the large and small brake valves several times in succession, and then move the 'shift lever' to change the direction of the train.
If the train suddenly changes its direction of travel before it stops, the coupling coupler may break due to excessive force, and may also cause damage to the steam engine itself.
But at this time Li Aiguo no longer cares about so much.
Compared with the lives of thousands of people, everything seems extremely small.
In railway transportation, the lives of passengers always come first.
"Burn the fire!"
At the command, Lao Zheng shoveled coal into the furnace desperately.
As shovelfuls of clean coal were poured into the furnace, the pressure of the steam engine gradually increased.
“It depends on this time!”
Li Aiguo stared at the air pressure gauge, and when the air pressure gauge was about to explode, he pushed the air valve fiercely.
Boom!
With a violent shaking, the train that was about to collide with the passenger train behind it suddenly changed its direction, like an eagle that was about to catch a little white rabbit, suddenly let go of its hand and spread its wings to fly high. .
Looking at the passenger train getting further and further away.
"Successful!" Liu Qingquan's legs softened and he lay on the passenger seat.
“Success!”
Hu Kaiyue was half hanging on the locomotive, letting the blood from his thighs flow down his trouser legs and spill on the rails.
Li Aiguo breathed a long sigh of relief, took out a cigarette, and started smoking happily.
On the train behind, the singing was even louder.
“This is the motherland of heroes and the place where I grew up. In this ancient land, the power of youth is everywhere.”
The song resounds throughout the land of China!
(End of this chapter)