Chapter 233 Departure
Safety is the lifeline of the railway, and work tasks cannot be separated from "safety" at any time.
Since the establishment of the railway department after liberation, safety has been given top priority.
After several years of development, a complete set of emergency mechanisms has been formed.
The dispatch room will issue an alarm as soon as possible in accordance with the emergency mechanism.
Notify trains along Main Line 2 to avoid rolling trains in advance.
At the same time, the main leaders of the section committee were notified of the accident and asked how to deal with it.
Five minutes after the car rolling incident occurred.
In the conference room, Duan Chang Xing Liuzhu received an alarm that the car was rolling away.
He suppressed his panic, looked at the dispatcher who came to report the news, and asked again: "Are you sure?"
"Confirm, there are eleven carriages in total. They slipped out of the locomotive depot and headed towards Line 2."
"The carriages are loaded with grain, with a total weight of six hundred and twenty tons."
Every word the dispatcher said was like a heavy hammer hitting Xing Liuzhu's heart.
The old commander, who had not changed color even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, suddenly turned pale.
He took two deep breaths to suppress the panic in his heart, turned around and pointed at the railway route map on the wall.
"Yizhuang. Wuqing Military Food Station."
Every time he read a station, Duan Chang Xing's face became livid.
These sites are busy sites.
Once an out-of-control train hits, it will cause unimaginable losses.
At this time.
The leaders in the conference room also had their foreheads twisted into knots.
The locomotive depot has developed plans for various train accidents.
For example, if there is a breakdown, a rescue vehicle is dispatched.
The train derailed and there was a special rescue team.
Only there is no plan for rolling away.
The reason is simple. Once the car slips away, there is no way to deal with it.
We can only wait for the out-of-control train to slide uphill and gradually stop.
Or notify the front to overturn the station, change the track, and derail the train.
Eleven carriages and hundreds of tons of grain. If it derails, the loss will be huge.
But after weighing the pros and cons, Duan Chang Xing gritted his teeth, looked at the dispatcher and said: "Immediately inform Zhangzhuang to overturn the station and change lane 4 to lane 6 to derail the out-of-control train. .”
The words have not yet finished.
Bang!
The director of the dispatch room rushed in from outside.
He didn't even bother to knock on the door, kicked the door open, and strode to Duan Chang Xing.
Panting for breath: "Duanchang Xing, something bad has happened. I just received a call from the dispatch center of the main section. Train 1216 from Tangshan to Beijing has passed Zhangzhuang Pandao Station. Heading towards the capital.”
Hearing the news, Duan Chang Xing felt his scalp numb.
Grabbed the director of the dispatching room's arm with both hands and asked: "Are you sure?!"
"Yes, I personally called Zhangzhuang Switching Station. According to the station manager there, Ten minutes ago, train 1216 passed.”
The director of the dispatching room felt as if his shoulders were clamped by iron clamps.
“On the next route, there are no maintenance stations, which means we have no way to notify train 1216.”
The dispatch room director added.
Xing Duanchang felt that his throat and eyes were dry. He subconsciously picked up the enamel jar and brought it to his mouth. He put it down before drinking into his mouth.
“How many passengers are on train 1216?”
“I don’t know yet, but train 1216 is the only train that goes directly from Tangshan to Beijing.
It is usually full, with 118 people in each carriage.
Based on twenty-two carriages, there are more than 2,500 people. "
There are no trains in this era that are not overloaded. of.
The number of standing tickets far exceeds the number of seated tickets.
In other words, there are estimated to be more than 5,000 passengers on train 1216.
Xing Duanchang felt his palms trembling.
He also knew that as the top leader of the maintenance section, he must not panic.
Duanchang Xing gritted his teeth, forced himself to calm down again, and turned to look at the leaders.
“The lives of thousands of passengers are at stake, what should we do now?”
The leaders also looked at each other at this time.
Because train 1216 had already passed the switching station, the idea of derailing the runaway train by changing the track came to nothing.
Now I can only watch helplessly as the runaway train crashed into train 1216.
Director Zhang of the Passenger Transport Workshop raised his hand: "Chief Duan, maybe the speed of the out-of-control train exceeded the threshold and it would lose control and rush out of the track at the sharp turn?"
Can't say that. Director Zhang's opinion makes no sense, but...
The director of the dispatching office who is familiar with the route said loudly: "From Jingcheng Station to Zhangzhuang Railway Station, the turns of the rails are within 12 degrees. There is no way to cause the train to rush. Get off the rails.”
Director Zhang had no choice but to put down his hand.
The room fell into silence again, and the depressing atmosphere made people almost breathless.
Everyone knows what the consequences will be if the runaway train collides with the 1216th passenger train!
At this moment.
“Bang!”
Minister Niu of the Armed Forces Department slammed the table and stood up, his eyes as wide as bells.
"Old Xing, if you want me to tell you, just blast him with a cannon."
Duanchang Xing looked puzzled: "Cannon?"
Minister Niu slapped him hard. Bang bang, loudly said:
"Our Armed Forces Department just prepared those two cannons yesterday."
"I will go back now, pull them out, and shoot at the runaway train. One shot.”
"Can't we just blow it out of orbit?"
Duan Chang Xing pinched his brows in annoyance: "Old Niu, this is urgent. Don't cause trouble.
Not for the time being. This is the capital, what are the consequences of using that thing?
Even if you are a master artilleryman, if a shell hits an out-of-control train, the rails below will be blown to pieces."
Are you kidding? If the cannon is used, everyone in their room will have to line up and squat in the room.
"This won't work, that won't work either, what should I do?"
Niu Duanchang slapped the table and said: "Why don't I drive a jeep and catch up with that out-of-control thing? It drags it back.”
Passenger Transport Director Zhang waved his hand: “Once the train starts to move, it will reach 50 to 60 kilometers per hour, and you can’t catch up with a jeep.”
Halfway through the words, his eyes suddenly widened: "Yeah, why did I forget? If the jeep can't do it, we can find a locomotive to chase it!"
"As long as we catch up with the runaway train, we can find a way. Just hang it on the locomotive and slow down slowly, won’t it?”
The director of the maintenance workshop frowned: "Old Zhang, you are thinking too simply. To put a hook on the valve of the train while running at high speed is about the same as shooting a mosquito's leg 500 meters away! < br>
Who can do it? ”
“Li Aiguo!”
Minister Niu slapped his hands and said loudly: “He is the best driver in our maintenance department. ”
Duanchang Xing nodded: “A dead horse is a living horse. We can’t just stand by and watch thousands of passengers in danger.”
He looked at the passenger transport. Director Zhang of the section: "Old Zhang, did Li Aiguo drive today?"
"Reporting to the section leader, according to the scheduled time, the 131 package crew has set off, but something happened that the car slipped. Their driving The route is Line 2 again, it shouldn’t have started yet.”
Director Zhang raised his wrist to look at the time and stood up to report.
Duanchang Xing: "This is a coincidence! You should immediately inform Li Aiguo to drive the locomotive to catch up with the out-of-control train."
"Yes!" Director Zhang nodded seriously. Stand on the field.
The sun gradually rises and the air becomes hot.
In order to minimize the delay in traveling time, passengers will not be kept waiting.
Li Aiguo and his comrades in the crew did not go to the workshop to rest. Instead, they waited anxiously at the station for the alarm in the dispatch room to be lifted.
The temperature was very high. Liu Qingquan picked up the towel hanging around his neck, wiped the sweat on his face and sighed: "The train that slipped out was like a wild horse that had escaped from the reins. It had to get off. "It will take another two hours to derail."
Li Aiguo frowned and said something.
“What if there is a train ahead?”
The expressions of the members of the private group changed greatly, and no one answered.
At this time, the coal loaders who were supposed to be working were also gathered nearby, wanting to inquire about the news from the drivers.
Hearing Li Aiguo's words, everyone took a deep breath.
Yan Jiecheng squeezed out a voice from his throat: "No, it can't be so unlucky."
At this time, a figure ran over from a distance.
"Comrade Patriot, hurry up, get on the bus!"
"Get on the bus? Is the line open?" Liu Qingquan asked in surprise after seeing clearly that the person coming was Director Zhang of the passenger transport workshop. .
“It’s so smooth!”
Director Zhang said breathlessly: “Duanli decided to send you to chase the out-of-control train back.”
“Chase. Come back? Director, are you kidding me? That's a guy with hundreds of tons of weight. How can I chase him?" Liu Qingquan subconsciously refused.
"Old Liu, don't worry, wait until Director Zhang finishes speaking."
Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder and walked to Director Zhang: "Director, what is the plan in the paragraph? .”
It’s no wonder that both Duan Chang and Minister Niu chose this boy when Mount Tai collapsed in front of them without changing color.
Under the guidance of Li Aiguo, Director Zhang also calmed down and explained Duan Li's plan.
“Comrade Patriot, I know this is an almost impossible task, but the lives of thousands of passengers are at stake. Even if we try our best, we must control the out-of-control train.”< br>
When he heard that the out-of-control train was rushing towards a passenger train, Li Aiguo clenched his fists tightly, sweating from his palms.
"Director, don't worry, even if I risk my life, I will pull the runaway train back."
"It's just that in the whole plan, the connector responsible for the connection is also Played a vital role, who is the candidate in our section?”
For this task, the linker needs to connect the front of the car with the runaway train at high speed.
If you are not careful, you will either be crushed into a pulp by the front of the train, or you will fall off the train, which is extremely dangerous.
"Me! I am willing to take the initiative to go."
Just when Director Zhang of the passenger transport workshop was about to speak, a burly figure stood up on his own initiative.
Perhaps because he was afraid that Li Aiguo would not recognize him, he took the initiative to introduce: "Driver Li, I am Hu Dakai, the shunting chief of the shunting team. I made a serious mistake in this rolling accident, and I am willing to make up for this mistake!"
Li Aiguo looked at the director of the equipment workshop standing next to him.
Sometimes, it is useless to have a passion, you also need to have super high skills.
The director of the equipment workshop nodded: "Driver Li, don't worry, Lao Hu has been a connector for seven or eight years. He even won first place in the entire section in the competition."
Both brave and skilled, that's just right.
Considering that the speed of the train will become faster and faster, the danger of the passenger train will increase by one point for every minute of delay.
Li Aiguo did not hesitate and called on the team members to board the front of the steam locomotive.
“Salute!”
The crowd below, under the order of Director Zhang of the passenger transport workshop, all saluted Li Aiguo and the others.
Everyone knows that this mission is very dangerous. If you are not careful, it will cause a tragedy of car crash and death.
The atmosphere was solemn and solemn.
Yan Jiecheng, who has always liked to make jokes and make jokes, also became serious and stood at attention.
“Woooooo~”
Li Aiguo saw Director Zhang, who was personally serving as the dispatcher, waving a red flag.
Take a deep breath, sound the whistle, and push the valve.
The steam locomotive left the locomotive depot with black smoke rising from its head, like a ferocious beast.
Following the railway track, he made a circle in the locomotive depot, and then chased the runaway train in reverse.
Yan Jiecheng was very envious when he saw the locomotive disappearing under the horizon. People on the station were still unwilling to look away.
How great it would be if he could drive a train to save thousands of passengers like Li Aiguo.
This is what a real man should do!
"Yan Jiecheng, hurry up, it's our team's turn to carry coal."
The team leader's voice came from the distance, and Yan Jiecheng could only look away angrily and staggered towards the coal bunker.
Because a runaway train needs to be towed.
So along the way, Li Aiguo could only drive in reverse.
As a train driver, driving backwards is a basic skill.
Hu Dakai stood outside the locomotive, his feet on the iron bars of the train, his body half suspended in the air, and his hair was blown like a chicken coop by the oncoming strong wind.
The commune members working in the fields on both sides of the road raised their heads when they heard the sound of the train.
“Good guy, someone is hanging outside the train?!”
“It’s strange today too. Just now I saw a train without a locomotive, and now I see a locomotive without a carriage. "
"If something happened, should we report it to the commune?"
"Probably not. Didn't you see that man turning his head and shouting something from time to time? He must have hung there on purpose."
"The driver, the speed of the front of the car is not far enough. According to calculations, he lost control." The speed of the carriage has reached fifty kilometers per hour. "
Li Aiguo pushed the air valve all the way and ordered loudly: "Liu Qingquan, you also fill the coal with Lao Zheng, we don't need to save coal now! The more, the better!”
“Yes!”
With the addition of Liu Qingquan, the coal filling speed is much faster, the furnace is burning vigorously, and the air pressure is sufficient.
The speed of the locomotive quickly reached eighty kilometers per hour.
The locomotive rushed over with a huge rumbling sound, and a cloud of black mist sprayed from the roof covered the small bushes, followed by a deafening sound of machine friction. The strong wind blowing out from under the car made the trees spin.
Li Aiguo has never driven such a fast car since entering the locomotive depot.
Seeing that there was no abnormality in the locomotive, he gritted his teeth and pushed the air valve to the bottom again.
At a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the locomotive actually felt a push from behind, and the speed quickly reached more than 100 kilometers per hour.
This was already a dangerous speed, and sparks began to appear from the train's wheels.
If he were driving normally, Li Aiguo, the main driver, would definitely have to write a report.
When the car returns to the maintenance workshop, he will also be scolded by the maintenance staff.
But.
I can’t care about so much now.
Li Aiguo only hoped that the locomotive could hold on a little longer and catch the out-of-control train as soon as possible.
Fortunately in this era, the equipment produced in China is as simple as the people in the country.
The locomotive ran at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour for nearly 20 minutes without any abnormality.
At this moment.
Hudakai’s surprised voice came from outside.
"Well, I saw it, I saw it. Hmm."
Although there was a whining sound, Li Aiguo could be sure that the runaway train was not far away.
“Comrade co-driver, stop shoveling coal and look out quickly.”
(End of this chapter)