Chapter 369: Train 352 derailed, Li Aiguo was ordered in danger
Midnight.
Beijing-Hankou Railway Line (formerly Luhan Railway).
A bright headlight pierced the darkness.
The 352 express train returning to Beijing plunged into the storm.
The cold raindrops hurt his cheeks. The co-driver Zhang Dahua retracted his head and reported to the driver, Master Gao: "Comrade driver, we have entered a storm area, please reduce the speed."
< br>Master Gao is an experienced driver with more than ten years of driving experience and more than one million kilometers of driving mileage. After receiving the report from the deputy driver, he decisively opened the door.
The speed quickly dropped to thirty kilometers per hour.
After checking the instrument and seeing nothing abnormal, Master Gao stood up and took the towel from the shelf above and handed it to Zhang Dahua.
“Hurry up and wipe it, don’t catch a cold.”
Zhang Dahua took the towel and wiped it twice, then stretched his head out to take a look.
"Master Gao, it seems to be raining quite heavily today."
Master Gao said with some worry: "When we got on the train in Shijiacun, I had already received a notice from the locomotive depot. , It has been raining heavily in Beijing for the past two days.”
“It’s okay if it rains. Our train is not afraid of rain, it’s just afraid of the railroad tracks.” Zhang Dahua said half of the sentence and didn’t say any more.
Having been driving for nearly half a year, I have gone through a lot of hardships.
This young train driver used to be fearless, but now he has learned to avoid taboos.
Master Gao understands Zhang Dahua’s worries.
The Beijing-Hankow Railway was completed and opened to traffic in 1906, exactly fifty years ago. It can be said to be an old railway line.
More importantly.
The Belgian company responsible for building the railway at that time cut corners and materials in order to speed up the project progress and save costs, resulting in extremely low quality construction lines.
In order to reduce the investment burden, the Belgian company accelerated the construction progress, but the depth of the foundation piles was not enough. During the construction period, eight piers were washed away by floods.
The railway construction level was not up to standard, but the previous dynasty accepted the railway under the coercion of small powers.
It can be said that a weak country has no dignity.
After the Beijing-Hankow Railway was officially opened to traffic, major traffic accidents occurred many times.
Now that heavy rains are coming, the chance of accidents will naturally increase a lot.
As a driver, Master Gao knew that he must not lose control of his position at a critical moment, so he concentrated even more.
At this time, the carriage of train 352 was full of laughter and laughter.
Train riding is a boring thing, and the passengers rely on bragging and spanking.
Words like eating two fatty meals a month, eating only white flour steamed buns on weekdays, and coming to Beijing this time to attend a commendation meeting were thrown out of my mouth.
Those young people talk about running the train, fooling the ignorant little girl around, and they may not even have ten yuan in their pockets.
Liu Xiaomei, the flight attendant in Car No. 2, has seen this happen many times.
A young man was claiming to the girl that he was the leader's bodyguard, and the girl was fascinated.
Generally speaking, flight attendants don’t mind if passengers talk about someone on the train, but lying is definitely not allowed.
Liu Xiaomei walked over and said: "Comrade, please take out your ticket and letter of introduction."
"Didn't you check it just now?"
The young man's mouth After muttering, seeing the steward insisting, he could only hand over the letter of introduction and the ticket.
Liu Xiaomei took the letter and read aloud: "Zhang Ergou, a manure removal worker of the Chongwen District Cleaning Team."
The girl who just now had stars in her eyes had already covered her nose. He moved to the side and looked at the young man with disgust.
Seeing this situation, the young man could only say depressingly: "The crops are like a flower, and the family relies entirely on fertilizer. What happened to the manure digger! I am glorious!"
Liu Xiaomei saved ignorance Girl, I feel much better.
He straightened his collar, put on his epaulettes, and continued walking into the carriage.
The flight attendants of these days don’t have to push a cart to sell goods.
In addition to maintaining order in the carriages and checking tickets.
Liu Xiaomei’s most important job is to take care of the older passengers in the carriage, as well as the two pregnant passengers.
He helped the old man and his wife to boil water and asked about the physical condition of the pregnant woman. Liu Xiaomei also breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she walked to the back of the carriage, she smelled a strong smell of smoke.
A few young people were talking loudly, making the carriage full of smoke, and Liu Xiaomei suddenly felt bad.
"Comrade passengers, smoking is not allowed in the carriage. If you want to smoke, please go to the connection area of the carriage."
A few young guys were smoking and chatting.
After being reminded, he rolled his eyes at Liu Xiaomei: "What the hell, who is in the way of labor and management smoking?"
"Do you know me? This guy is a soldier from the grain station!"
Since getting on the bus, these passengers have been causing trouble, and the passengers around them have become unbearable.
Liu Xiaomei tried to persuade her several times, but to no avail.
Seeing that they were disobedient, I could only warn: "Comrade, no matter your status, you are all passengers when you get on the train. You are smoking here, have you ever thought about the elderly, children and pregnant women? ?”
“If you don’t put out your cigarettes, I will have no choice but to call the flight attendants.”
Seeing that the flight attendants were serious, the young men restrained themselves. , the cigarette butt was put out on the table.
A young man smiled sinisterly at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly shouted: "Oh, why is there so much garbage on the table? Are all the flight attendants in your 352 package crew freeloaders?"
If it were any other veteran flight attendant, he would probably be slapped and shouted at by now.
It’s just that Liu Xiaomei in Car No. 2 is a little girl who has just joined the private group.
In addition to being so angry that his eyes were red, there was nothing he could do about this scoundrel.
Liu Xiaomei could only go back to the car connection, get a broom and towel, and clean up the cigarette butts and garbage.
When the young people saw the flight attendant leaving with the trash can, they felt like they had won a battle.
"Brother Jun, what do you think of this trick? Just calmly, you can make this little girl docile."
"Sandoku, what are you bluffing about? It wasn't Brother Jun who was sitting here, so that girl didn't dare to say a word. "
"That is, if it were you, you would have been arrested by the police by now."
Then there was another burst. Fancy compliments.
Hearing this, the passengers in the front and rear seats almost vomited out the acidic water in their stomachs.
The young man named Jun Ge seemed to be used to it.
He closed his collar, narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm hungry."
"Hey, why did we forget about this?" Sande once again beat the other young people. before standing up.
He licked his face and said with a smile: "Brother Jun, I will go to the dining car to buy food for you."
"Four first-class meals, don't forget to ask the chef to add a chicken leg, ask for a big one." Brother Jun was very happy He generously took out a handful of money from his pocket and slapped it into his hand.
“Brother Jun is still generous, and he is worthy of being the leader of the grain station.”
Sande got the money and left in a hurry.
Inside the locomotive of train 352.
The train ran through the storm for a while without any problems.
The heart that Master Gao held in his throat gradually fell to the ground.
Pull out a cigarette, light it, and take two deep puffs: "Comrade Dahua, don't worry, I, Lao Gao, have been driving for most of my life and have never had an accident."
Voice Just dropped.
The car body shook violently, the car jolted violently, and the cigarette flew out of my hand.
Master Gao quickly lowered the gate and grabbed the roof handle with one hand.
“Something happened!”
Zhang Dahua also retracted his head and grabbed the seat tightly with both hands.
The black wheels rubbed against the rails, sparks erupted, and the train stopped quickly because of its slow speed.
But Master Gao's expression did not relax at all, but became even more nervous.
Because he just heard a series of "stuck and stunned", it felt like the seat under his butt was slightly bumpy, and the front of the car was obviously not moving smoothly.
The train derailed!
Master Gao's heart was in his throat, and Zhang Dahua was so frightened that his face was livid.
But this girl has always been bold, otherwise she would not have become a rare female co-pilot in the locomotive depot.
"Master Gao, according to regulations, the driver and the driver cannot get off the car at the same time. You stay on top while I go down and take a look."
As he spoke, before Master Gao could react, Zhang Dahua took out the hexagonal key, opened the side door, and got off the locomotive with a flashlight in his hand.
It was raining heavily outside, with raindrops falling from the sky. The beam of the flashlight was blocked by the rain curtain, and the eyes were dim.
Zhang Dahua raised his arm to cover his brow and squinted.
The locomotive fell off the track, and one of its wheels was caught between the two rails. The sleepers were flying all around, leaving dozens of meters of mess.
After Zhang Dahua observed the situation, he turned back to the front of the car and reported the situation to Master Gao.
Master Gao felt a sense of fear.
Obviously, during heavy rains, the railway roadbed was watered for a long time and became loose. Coupled with the silt and sand, the train wheels derailed.
Fortunately, the speed of the train was not high and it did not cause a major disaster.
The train suddenly braked, and people in the carriage suddenly turned upside down.
Sandoku had just reached the connection point between the carriages and was squeaking.
Under the influence of huge inertia, he fell to the ground on his back.
Seeing this, Liu Xiaomei quickly walked over and helped him up.
"Comrade, are you okay?"
"What happened to your train? How could you brake so casually!"
Sande not only did not accept it, but The flight attendant was reprimanded again.
Liu Xiaomei felt aggrieved, crystal tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes, pursed her lips tightly, and silently returned to the steward's seat.
The conductor in the rear car also feels something is wrong. Please ask the conductor to go to the front and ask about the situation.
The conductor’s surname was Zhou. She only became a conductor this year. After learning that the train had derailed, she seemed a little at a loss.
Fortunately, with the help of the deputy commander and some old comrades in the crew group, I finally came to my senses.
On the one hand, she sent someone to explain the situation to the passengers in the carriage and calm their emotions.
On the other hand, I tried to find a way to get in touch with the locomotive depot.
Trains were not equipped with radios in these days.
Once the train leaves the station, it can only contact the station's locomotive depot through the roadside switching station or maintenance station.
The location of the accident is forty miles away from the next crossing station.
Captain Zhou looked at the heavy rain outside, gritted his teeth and said: "I will take two people to the switching station to contact the locomotive depot!"
"Captain Zhou, you are one of the people in the same car. Commander, if something happens now, you should be in charge." Master Gao frowned and said, "I think it's better to let Police Officer Liu and Police Officer Huang perform the contact task."
Captain Zhou nodded: "Lao Gao, just do it. It's decided."
She turned around and was about to assign the task. Zhang Dahua raised his hand: "Captain Zhou, I understand the situation of the train derailment and can report it to the locomotive depot, so I want to follow along. Go." After the train derails, the locomotive depot will send people to rescue as soon as possible. If you understand the scene and the train derailment, it will be helpful to carry out rescue.
Although it was raining heavily outside, Zhang Dahua was still a little girl, so Captain Zhou nodded.
Equality between men and women in this era is equality in the true sense.
The three of them changed into raincoats in the camping car.
Each of them carried a flashlight and walked along the railway track, braved the heavy rain, and walked farther away.
Captain Zhou looked back at the deputy commander: "How much food do we still have in the dining car?"
"Captain, are you saying that rescue will not be coming soon? "The deputy commander's face turned pale.
Captain Zhou smiled bitterly: "It's raining so hard, it's very difficult to rescue, so we have to be fully prepared."
The deputy commander nodded heavily, Commander Zhou just said The panic did make her look down on her, and now that she thought about it, it was just a lack of experience.
Being promoted to commander by a superior shows some real ability.
Sandoku finally made it through the crowded carriage to the outside of the dining car.
“When I buy the chicken legs, Brother Jun might let me have a taste.”
He took out his money and was about to go in.
Crack
The dining cars were locked from the inside.
"What are you doing? I want to buy chicken legs!" Sande suddenly became anxious.
"After receiving the order from the train conductor, the dining car temporarily stopped selling food."
The fat cook was carrying a kitchen knife, and San De did not dare to cause trouble, so he could only return to the second carriage angrily.
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The next day.
The rain is still heavy.
Today is a driving day. Even if there is a knife from the sky, you have to arrive at work on time.
Fortunately, Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to the locomotive depot early in the morning because of his raincoat.
Considering the impact of heavy rain on driving safety, Captain Bai read out the temporary decision of the locomotive depot at the meeting to reduce the speed to the minimum.
“Comrades on the driver team, please note that the train speed must not exceed 40% of the speed limit.
Comrades on the crew team should strengthen service.
Encountered old ladies and old men. When boarding the bus, you need to take the initiative to help.
Comrades in the police team must be vigilant to prevent some fare evaders or those who take advantage of the situation. ”
This heavy rain can be said to be a thousand years. When we met, it was the first time for the old comrades in the charter group to meet, and all of them looked solemn.
After the meeting, Li Aiguo and Cao Wenzhi came to the station in advance to inspect the locomotive.
In harsh environments, minor motorcycle problems can easily lead to major accidents, so you must be careful.
Li Aiguo has always been afraid of death, and even got under the car to check the shock absorbers.
哐哐哐.
Tap it twice with an inspection hammer.
There is nothing wrong with the shock absorbers.
At this time, a pair of protective leather shoes rushed over from afar.
"Driver Li, where is Driver Li?" Officer Wang from the locomotive depot office looked around and saw no sign of Li Aiguo. He raised his sleeves anxiously to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“Here it is!”
Li Aiguo poked his head out from under the car: “It’s Director Wang, I’m in a hurry, what happened?”
“Oops "Come out quickly, Chief Duan wants to see you." Officer Wang, who always liked cleanliness, didn't care that Li Aiguo's hands were stained with oil, and reached out to grab Li Aiguo's hand and drag him outside.
Cao Wenzhi was bragging and spanking with Liu Qingquan and the others, and when he saw something was wrong, he came over.
"Xiao Wang, we are about to start driving. What's wrong with you taking my co-driver away?"
"Master Cao, you can't drive this car today. ”
“What’s going on?” Liu Qingquan and the others also gathered around.
The anxious Officer Wang didn't want to explain more, but when faced with this gang of train drivers, he was really a little frightened.
Swallowing, he said: "Train No. 352 is stuck in the middle of the road, and the line to the south is blocked."
"No, the section is preparing to send people to rescue, so I want to invite Driver Li to discuss it.”
After that, Officer Wang took Li Aiguo’s arm and left in a hurry.
The rain fell harder and harder, falling coldly on Cao Wenzhi's face.
But he stood motionless in the wind and rain.
As an experienced driver, no one knows the trouble of derailment better than him.
Liu Qingquan sighed: "It might take two or three days of work now."
Old Zheng, the stoker, lit the pipe pot and took a deep breath: "Li The driver may have something."
"What can he do to lift the train? Let's see what he can do." Cao Wenzhi gave Lao Zheng a hard look.
Old Zheng understood what he meant. Li Aiguo has now become a popular figure in the locomotive depot.
There were many people waiting behind his back to see his joke.
As a master, Cao Wenzhi was a little worried about this promising apprentice.
That’s how people are.
I hate you for having, laugh at you for not having, despise you for being poor, and fear that you are rich.
This is human nature.
Even the employees in the locomotive depot, who often receive ideological education, are not immune.
Li Aiguo was also aware of Cao Wenzhi's worries, but he didn't take them to heart.
Jealousy only arises between two opponents who are not that different.
The small trees on the roadside will be jealous of the tall trees, but they will not be jealous of the nearby mountains.
In previous lives.
Some people may be jealous of their neighbor's wealth, but he will never be jealous of the two horses.
What Li Aiguo wants to do is the high mountain, the two horses.
Let those people not be jealous.
In the conference room of the locomotive depot, many people have gathered at this time, and two phones are constantly in contact with various parties.
The air was filled with anxiety, and everyone looked serious.
Seeing Li Aiguo come in, Duan Chang Xing took a deep drag on his cigarette, put out the cigarette butt, and waved to Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, you came just in time. We want to hear your opinion on the rescue operation of train 352."
As soon as these words came out, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their attention to Li Aiguo.
Liu Qingsong from the rescue train office frowned slightly.
In later generations, train rescue was the responsibility of the rescue workshop.
However, in these days and months, conditions were difficult, and the locomotive depot did not yet pay attention to rescue work.
The so-called Rescue Train Office is a real office.
Liu Qingsong concurrently holds seven or eight positions including office director, rescue brigade captain, rescue brigade instructor, and rescue brigade cleaner.
Because there are relatively few accidents, Liu Qingsong is mainly responsible for training, cleaning and sleeping on weekdays.
This time I finally got an opportunity to show off my skills. After listening to his rescue plan, Duan Chang Xing called a young driver over.
It is inevitable to feel angry.
Liu Qingsong has also heard of Li Aiguo's name.
But the train driver is just a driver after all, and there is no way to compare with professional rescuers like them.
When Li Aiguo attended the conference a while ago, he also met Liu Qingsong twice. After nodding at Liu Qingsong, he came to Duan Chang Xing.
"Chief Duan, what is the specific situation?"
"We just received a call from Zhangjiacun Switching Station. The call was about Comrade Zhang Dahua, the deputy driver of train 352. She introduced that train 352 derailed more than a hundred miles away from the capital."
After listening to the introduction, Li Aiguo also frowned.
“Now we need to ensure the safety of passengers first.” Liu Qingsong took over Duan Chang Xing’s words and introduced: “So according to the rescue plan formulated by our rescue office, a rescue train needs to be dispatched.”
Hearing 'dispatch the rescue train', Li Aiguo understood why Duan Chang Xing hesitated.
The rescue train is not just a train, but a large rescue fleet consisting of a rescue train, a crawler heavy crane, and a camping car.
There is a giant railway crane and a flatbed car with a boom at the rear of the train.
Among them, crawler heavy-duty cranes and railway cranes cannot be domestically produced in these years.
There is only one rescue train in the entire Beijing Railway Bureau.
This thing is the treasured egg of the General Administration. It is the lifeblood of the bureau leaders and cannot be used easily.
Every time you apply, you have to make an application report, which needs to be signed and stamped by four or five department heads.
Duanchang Xing also noticed Liu Qingsong's abnormal mood at this moment and explained: "Old Liu, the rescue train is indeed the safest solution, but have you considered it? What will the passengers on the train eat now? , is it appropriate?
The food in the dining car can’t last even one day!”
“But...” Liu Qingsong still wanted to argue.
Xing Duanchang continued: "And now the 352 train is blocked on our main artery. How much impact will this have on our country's construction? Have you considered it?"
This time Liu Qingsong was completely speechless.
However, he still puffed up his chest and said: "Chief Duan, I understand and understand what you are considering, but rescue is a technical job and requires a feasible plan."
"Didn't I invite driver Li here?" Duan Chang Xing turned his attention to Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo had read the situation in detail at this time.
"Comrade Duan, according to Comrade Zhang Dahua's description, the derailment distance of train 352 was not far away. Only the locomotive derailed, and the carriages behind it were not affected."
Liu Qingsong He said angrily: "A derailment is a derailment. Can you still pick up the train and put it back on the original track?"
"I really don't have that much strength, but the locomotive does." Li Aiguo laughed. road.
Hearing this, Duan Chang Xing suddenly became energetic, rubbed his hands and said, "Patriot, what are you going to do?"
Liu Qingsong looked suspicious, but did not say a word.
He decided that as long as Li Aiguo's plan was unreasonable, even if the King of Heaven came today, he would have to stop him.
Li Aiguo asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and just drew a sketch on it, and said: "Although train 352 derailed, the two bogies were on the same side of the track, and the wheels were nearly parallel to the rail. .
We can put resetters under the two bogies, and then send people to lay a temporary rail track along the resetters.
The front ballast of the temporary rail is connected to the original track, and then the locomotive is connected to the 352 train.
With the help of the rerailer, the 352 train can be pulled back to the original track. ”
The words fell.
Looking at the plan on the drawing, everyone in the conference room fell into silence.
The train was saved so easily.
Why does it sound like you are joking?
(End of this chapter)