The next day.
When Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to the locomotive depot, the station was already crowded with people.
Several leaders from the Locomotive Maintenance Section and Vocational Education Section of the Road Branch, the leaders from the Locomotive Maintenance Section, and Director She from the Education Office all gathered together.
Huang Jing stood in the middle of the crowd, looking a little isolated and helpless.
The bicycle rode over, and Li Aiguo didn't get off the car. He put his feet on the ground and asked Huang Jing: "Apprentice, what's going on? Didn't you pass the theory test? Why don't you start now? Road test? "
Huang Jing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Li Aiguo and ran over to explain.
Director Chen from the Maintenance Office of the Railway Branch stepped forward and said with a smile: "Li Dache, the road test rules on our railway have been changed. From the previous fixed-point and fixed-section test, it has been changed to a small running test. We're on the road"
After Director Chen's explanation, Li Aiguo finally understood why Huang Jing was so nervous.
In fact, since last year, the Ministry of Railways has decided to formalize the assessment of train drivers and use running on "small intersections" as the assessment content.
The so-called "small road" refers to a railway route that does not exceed 100 kilometers in one direction and does not stop along the way.
Your sister, isn’t this the third subject for future generations?
The road test environment is complex and tests the train driver's adaptability, so the assessment is more difficult.
After Director Chen explained, he added: "Li Dache, this is a rule within the ministry. We also know that Huang Jing is a female train driver, and the training time is relatively short. If you object, I can Let’s respond to the above and ask them to relax the assessment standards.”
This director Chen has bad intentions and gave us eye drops as soon as he came up.
Li Aiguo turned around and saw that several young train drivers looked a bit wrong.
"Apprentice, what do you think?"
"Master, I am a lesbian, but when I get on the train, I am a train driver! There is no distinction between men and women, I want to run the 'small traffic'! "
Huang Jing was a little timid at first, but now she was underestimated and she immediately said loudly.
"Okay, this is how a woman can hold up half the sky."
Li Aiguo looked at Director Chen: "You can arrange the exam, but as the master of Huang Jing's apprentice, I hope that I can follow A train.”
Director Chen's expression changed when he heard this and he wanted to object.
At this time, Duan Chang Xing came over and said: "Old Chen, I just promised you that you can choose the stoker and co-driver who are responsible for the assessment.
Now Li Dache is going to serve as There’s nothing wrong with mass supervisors following the train, right?”
Director Chen still wanted to object, but at this time he noticed that several train drivers had angry faces, and nodded hurriedly: “Yes, yes, yes, This is what it should be, but I hope Li Dache will not interfere with the assessment."
Li Aiguo agreed immediately.
Huang Jing began to prepare for the trip, including signing, getting familiar with the route, etc.
Director Chen also held a short meeting with the "examiners".
"Today's examinee is the first female driver in the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. You must keep your eyes wide open. You must not be afraid of pressure and handle the work impartially."
Those examiners He agreed with his mouth, but he was a little confused in his heart.
Director Chen received the application from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot from the Road Branch, as if he had received a shot of blood.
Not only did he actively request to be the "examiner" of the assessment, he also reminded the examiners several times to be serious and rigorous.
These examiners are all seasoned. There is no way to tell that this guy is deliberately targeting Huang Jing.
Li Aiguo also saw it.
Generally speaking, he disdains to argue with such people, but for the sake of his apprentice, he still feels that he should be cautious.
"Chang Duan, did you dig up the ancestral graves of Director Chen's family?" Li Aiguo looked at Duan Chang Xing and said.
Director Xing: "."
He was silent for a moment and explained: "Director Chen used to be the deputy section chief of our Qianmen Locomotive Department. At that time, the two of us were working together, and there was a bit of a fuss. Unpleasant."
Xing Duanchang did not continue to explain, Li Aiguo already understood.
After Director Chen was squeezed out of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, he was like an abandoned woman who grew to hate the Qianmen Locomotive Depot out of love.
I am usually dissatisfied with the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
What's more, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot is now about to train the first female train driver.
Of course I have to find a way to disgust the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
These monsters are really careless.
"Patriot, please be careful later. Director Chen is not that easy to deal with. He likes to follow dogma." Duan Chang Xing was a little worried. The maintenance department of the Railway Bureau has a very high level. If there is a fight, , the movement became louder.
Li Aiguo said: "Don't worry, Chief Duan."
At this moment, Huang Jing's preparations have been completed.
The route of the "Xiaojiao Road" is from Qianmen Locomotive Depot to Langfang, with a total length of 55 kilometers and a round trip of 110 kilometers. It is pulling a truck carrying logs.
Cao Wenzhi also came over at this moment, frowning and said: "This route is the famous 'reeducation through labor line', how can it be used as an assessment route?"
Director Chen said solemnly. Face said: "This line is a small intersection, and it complies with the assessment regulations within the ministry. There is no problem for us to choose this line."
"You" Cao Wenzhi wanted to get angry, but was stopped by Li Aiguo: "Master, this Just leave it to me.”
Cao Wenzhi sighed helplessly.
He knew that Director Chen was now obtaining the Shang Fang Sword under the guise of complying with the regulations within the ministry.
The train drivers who were watching also saw it now.
But they also had no choice but to worry about Huang Jing silently.
The stoker and the co-driver are important assistants to the train driver. Director Chen seemingly randomly picked two of them from the locomotive depot at the front door.
Cao Wenzhi's face turned darker. Both of them were famous slackers.
The assistant driver is nicknamed Wu Changyan, and the stoker is nicknamed Erliangmei.
There are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. You can know their professional level by listening to the nicknames of these two people.
Train 2137 transporting logs stopped at the battlefield of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. Huang Jing took the co-driver and the stoker to inspect the train.
Seeing that Huang Jing's inspection work was well done, Director Chen didn't say anything, nodded and said: "Get in the car, don't waste time."
Li Aiguo followed Huang Jing and others into the car. Instead of sitting on the horse, he walked into the tender with his hands behind his back.
He pointed at the coal and said: "Director Chen, please replace these Fengfeng coals."
Director Chen frowned: "Li Dache, it's too late now. Well, besides, Fengfeng coal is also coal, why can’t it be used?”
“According to the regulations of the Ministry, trains carrying more than 3,000 tons need to use lump coal. You don’t know how to connect this basic system? Don’t you know?”
Li Aiguo glanced sideways at Director Chen.
Director Chen is a cadre with a political background and does not understand the technical details.
"It's too late now, otherwise this job would be just fine." Director Chen didn't give up yet.
Li Aiguo said with a serious face: "Director Chen, this is a rule within the ministry. Do you want to violate the rule?"
Director Chen was stabbed by a boomerang. There was no way to do it. Can promise to replace the coal.
At this time, the workers at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot had already twisted into a rope.
After learning that the coal was to be replaced, Yan Jiecheng took the lead and picked up the coal basket.
Dozens of workers worked together, and it only took half an hour to replace Fengfeng coal with lump coal.
Xing Duanchang nodded frequently after seeing it. The heat emitted by burning lump coal is far more than that of Fengfeng coal. It is very effective for long slopes on the train. Li Aiguo is taking precautions.
"Can we leave now?"
"Let's go."
Looking at Li Aiguo sitting on the horse and smoking comfortably, Director Chen smiled bitterly in his heart , who is the examiner?
“The assessment has begun, students, please start!”
Following Director Chen’s order, Huang Jing followed Professor Li Aiguo’s experience and first observed the dashboard before sounding the whistle. Start the train.
Woooooooo. Eat like crazy, eat like crazy, eat like crazy. The locomotive pulled more than 3,000 tons of logs and whizzed away along the black railway track.
Since the start of the journey, Director Chen has been keeping a close eye on Huang Jing's operations, but no matter how careful he was, he could not find any irregular operations.
He slows down in time, steps on the pedals according to regulations, and communicates with the co-driver from time to time to understand the situation ahead. This is a standard train driver.
Director Chen asked the examiners to assess Huang Jing's rules and regulations.
Huang Jing memorized several thick books of rules and regulations so well that she knew exactly where the punctuation marks were.
The examiners could only give full marks on the score sheet.
However, Director Chen is not in a hurry. Driving is not a fixed-point assessment. Accidents are particularly prone to happening on the road, so he just needs to wait slowly.
Sure enough, after the train passed Caiyu Station, it entered a tunnel.
As the saying goes, the two major hardships of driving are the heat in summer and the "choking" of crossing a cave.
Every time I pass through the cave, with the three "dong dong dong" sound of the air valve, the driver's cab is always shrouded in water vapor and soot, and the driver, co-driver, and stoker will be choked and suffocated.
Not only did the whole person become an "African friend", but his clothes were also stained by soot and sweat.
So this line is nicknamed the "labor camp line" because it has three consecutive tunnels.
Generally, it is unbearable for male train drivers, let alone female drivers.
Director Chen keeps an eye on Huang Jing and will record it as long as Huang Jing is affected in the process.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed again.
Huang Jing has followed Li Aiguo on so many trains and has long been accustomed to the hard life of a train driver.
Through three tunnels in a row, her fair little face was stained with soot, but her whole energy was still concentrated on driving.
Director Chen also began to wonder if targeting Huang Jing this time was a bit too much.
At this moment, the co-driver reported: "Comrade driver, please pay attention, there is a long uphill road ahead."
Huang Jing stared at the dashboard.
During train operation, the boiler pressure should be maintained at 14-15 kPa and the water level should be maintained at 70%.
Now that we are only halfway through the long uphill section, the boiler pressure has dropped to 13 kPa, and the water level has dropped to 50%.
Huang Jing ordered: "Comrade deputy driver, help the stoker to shovel coal. Comrade stoker, please increase the amount of coal shoveled."
Erliang Coal is used to being lazy, and he carries a shovelful of coal and not a single shovel. Even after hearing Huang Jing's order, he was still lazily shoveling coal into the furnace.
I didn’t have the eyes to see this situation, so I just pretended to be with the coal shovel. The fire in the furnace never started, and the speed of the train became slower and slower.
Huang Jing didn’t know what to do for a while.
Director Chen was overjoyed. If the train slipped on the long slope, Huang Jing's assessment would definitely be ruined.
"Apprentice, watch carefully, I will teach you the last lesson."
At this time, Li Aiguo stood up and rushed to Erliangmei, grabbing the collar with one hand and grabbing the collar with the other. One hand grabbed the waistband of his trousers, and as soon as he twisted his waist, "Erlang Kangshan" was thrown to the ground by this man.
“Plop!”
Erliangmei was knocked dizzy
After more than ten seconds, Erliangmei shook his head, woke up, and managed to stand up Get up and fight back.
Li Aiguo raised his leg and was kicked by Erliang coal to the side door, hitting his head on the armrest.
There was another "pop" sound.
At this time, everyone standing and sitting in the driver's building stared wide-eyed and remained silent.
It is common for stokers to be lazy, but this train driver really dared to beat him up.
Li Aiguo slowly walked up to Erliangmei, who was lying on his back at the side door, spread his legs and stepped over his head, then turned around and grabbed his collar and dragged him inside.
Director Chen wanted to stop him, but for some reason his legs couldn't move forward.
Li Aiguo dragged two taels of coal to the furnace, kicked up the coal shovel with his feet and stuffed it into his hand.
"Shovel coal!"
Now Erliang Coal is really miserable. There is a black footprint on his chest, his nose is bleeding, there is a big bump on his head, and his shoes have fallen off. , standing in the cold carriage wearing only socks with bare toes.
Li Aiguo didn't look at him and turned back to the horse.
Cough slightly.
Erliang Mei shivered, picked up the shovel and shoveled the coal.
I didn’t have a long eye to wake up now, shuddered, and picked up the coal shovel before Li Aiguo could say a word.
The examiners will be in trouble.
Is this considered a violation?
It seems to count? Did you hit someone after all?
But who stipulates that train drivers cannot hit co-drivers and stokers?
No?
But looking at Li Aiguo's huge fist, several people turned their heads in unison, pretending not to see it.
Director Chen winked at them repeatedly, but to no avail, he could only sit back angrily.
Huang Jing looked at the two stokers and co-drivers who were desperately shoveling coal, and seemed to understand something.
Er Liangmei and the co-driver took turns, trying their best to add coal to the furnace. The train finally passed the ramp smoothly without causing any accident.
Huang Jing issued an order for the first time as the driver: "Comrade co-driver, return to your post immediately and be responsible for lookout."
A serious voice echoed in the driver's building, Huang Jing Not a lesbian, but a real train driver.
“Yes!” Wu Changyan agreed without hesitation. He leaned out of the side window, his eyes as wide as light bulbs.
“Comrade Stoker, please keep the pace of adding coal!”
“Yes!” Erliangmei shoveled several shovels of coal in succession, and finally took the time to wipe his nosebleed.
He was a little depressed. If he wanted him to work, he could give orders. Why should he beat him?
This Li Aiguo is a bandit.
After seeing Li Aiguo's methods, the examiners cheered up.
The atmosphere in the driver's building fell into a dull atmosphere, and only the sound of wheels hitting the rails could be heard.
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......ier.........
Huang Jing slowly pulled down the gate, the wheels of the train rubbed against each other and sparked, and the speed gradually slowed down.
Suddenly.
There was a clicking sound from behind the train. Although the sound was loud, it seemed very blurry in the noisy environment.
Director Chen and the examiners didn’t notice, but Huang Jing just put down the exam.
"Report to the examiner, there may be an accident in the carriage behind, please handle it."
"Director, handle it." Director Chen broke into a cold sweat when he heard that the train was out of order. He quickly agreed.
Huang Jing opened the side door and jumped out of the train, running along the carriage carrying logs. She soon discovered that the coupler of the fifth carriage was broken and the train separated into two parts.
She did not panic or delay anything. She quickly ran back to the locomotive and shouted to the co-pilot: "Quick, find a spare hook."
There is a tool box at the back of the tender truck, which contains There are many accessories. I didn't have the eyes to dig out the spare hook from the inside and pull it to the side door.
"Comrade driver, let me go, you are a lesbian."
"Comrade co-driver, please stick to your position according to the system."
There are enough spare hooks. Weighing dozens of kilograms, Huang Jing put the coupler on her shoulder, got off the motorcycle and ran backwards at a sprint speed of 100 meters.
I didn’t take long to see Huang Jing’s thin figure running wildly below, turned her head and kicked Er Liang Mei.
"Don't look at it. Female drivers are working so hard, but you are still lazy. Are you sorry? Are you still a man?"
". I am used to being lazy." Erliang Coal. Only then did he react, pick up his tools and follow closely.
Arrived at the broken coupler, Huang Jing, with the cooperation of two liang of coal, quickly replaced the coupler with a new one and returned to the driver's building.
Erliang Coal used a signal flag to signal Huang Jing.
Huang Jing slowly backed up the first half of the train and stopped it at a suitable location. Erliangmei quickly connected the new coupler to the car in front.
An accident that almost caused a train delay was ruled out.
The examiners nodded.
Fearless in the face of danger, thoughtful, and acting in accordance with rules and regulations, this girl is indeed a great talent.
Director Chen sat there with a straight face, not knowing what he was thinking.
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Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Many people gathered at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
Cao Wenzhi stood in the crowd and looked into the distance from time to time, looking forward to the freight train.
“I don’t know how that girl Huang Jing is doing.”
"Master Cao, I am Li Dache's apprentice, not your apprentice. Why do you care?"
"Li Dache is my apprentice, and Huang Jing is my apprentice. What happened? It’s wrong for me to care about my disciples.”
Cao Wen said with a straight face: “Besides, this is the first female train driver in our Qianmen Locomotive Depot, can I not care?”
As soon as this was said, no one dared to object.
Train drivers are very united. Huang Jing has become familiar with them in the Qianmen Locomotive Depot in the past six months and has long been regarded as one of their own.
"That Director Chen has bad intentions at first glance. Huang Jing's assessment this time is likely to be not up to standard." A train driver said.
The other train drivers nodded.
The standards set by the Ministry are very strict. If you are targeted again, it will become more difficult to pass the assessment.
At this time, there was a sudden sound of wheels hitting the rails in the distance.
Seeing the freight train approaching, all the train drivers became quiet, and Duan Chang Xing also appeared at the station with his hands behind his back.
The train stops.
The first to get out of the car were Director Chen and the examiner.
"Congratulations, Comrade Huang Jing from your Qianmen Locomotive Depot passed the assessment with full marks."
Director Chen shook hands with Duan Chang Xing and said with a smile.
“Full marks?” Duan Chang Xing was a little surprised and looked at Director Chen in disbelief.
You may encounter various situations when running a "small bus", and it all depends on the performance of the train driver. The absence of a system means that the examiner can deduct points based on subjective impressions.
Did Director Chen take the wrong medicine? How could it be possible to give Huang Jing full marks?
Director Chen hesitated for a moment, nodded heavily and said: "Comrade Huang Jing is indeed a qualified train driver. Lao Xing, you have misunderstood me. I am not the kind of person who likes to target others."
Duanchang Xing looked at Director Chen and said: "Old Chen, come to my house for a drink tonight."
Director Chen was stunned for a moment and said: "I am the leader of the Road Bureau , I cannot accept a private banquet from my subordinates, unless I bring my own wine." He turned around and left with his hands behind his back.
Looking at that arrogant figure, Duan Chang Xing smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“This old Chen is still as stubborn as before.”
Four years ago, Director Chen was transferred from the ministry to the deputy section chief of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, responsible for the daily work of the locomotive depot. .
Director Chen used to be a political worker, and he was very rigid in doing things. Opening and closing his mouth were "rules" and "rules."
He really has no selfish motives in his work.
However, the Qianmen locomotive depot has just been renovated, the rules and regulations are chaotic, and it is also under huge transportation pressure. If we just follow the regulations, the work will not be carried out.
At that time, Duan Chang Xing was the deputy section chief and led a group of workshop directors to oppose this practice.
Director Chen also received support from seven or eight cadres with political backgrounds, including former deputy director of the labor union Huang and deputy director of the Education Office Wang.
Lao Duan has become too old to do things, and the two parties often quarrel at work.
Later, something happened that completely intensified the conflict between the two parties.
A switchman in his fifties was knocked down by a human-powered railcar at work and sent to the hospital.
According to the regulations of the ministry, if a switchman is injured, he can be reimbursed for medical expenses and room and board expenses during hospitalization.
Director Chen used this regulation as an excuse to reimburse the old switchman only half a month's expenses, a total of two yuan and fifty cents.
But Duan Chang Xing learned that the old switchman’s whole family had died in the war, and he was left alone with no one to take care of him. When he was hospitalized, he asked people from the same village for help.
After I was discharged from the hospital, I stayed at home for a full month. Nursing fees and living expenses were also a big expense.
The two yuan and fifty cents compensated in paragraph 1 cannot cover the old switchman's losses at all.
Duan Chang Xing made suggestions to Director Chen, hoping that Duan Lili would give the old switchman some extra money.
But Director Chen insisted on following the dogma and rejected Duan Chang Xing.
Duanchang Xing was young and energetic at the time. He didn’t want to see the grassroots workers being bullied, so he picked up a coal shovel and tried to break Director Chen’s legs. He sent him to the hospital to lie down for half a month, and only gave him half a month’s supply. money.
Director Chen turned pale with fright and still wanted to stick to the rules.
The workers in the section learned about this and blocked him.
They asked Director Chen to come up with the regulations before they left.
Director Chen is now blind.
Where is such a rule?
There was no other way, Director Chen could only pinch his nose and give the old switchman another five yuan.
This matter was found out by the Road Bureau. Considering that Director Chen’s actions intensified conflicts at the grassroots level, Director Chen was transferred back to the Road Bureau.
After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Li Aiguo commented: "Chief Duan, Director Chen is the kind of person who studies regulations and studies people stupidly.
The purpose of the above-mentioned regulations is to ensure the smooth progress of railway work.
It is not for the sake of regulations.”
“Your views are getting higher and higher. I've been thinking about it for so many years, but I can't figure it out.
When drinking at night, I have to talk to Lao Chen about this. "
Xing Duanchang turned around to leave, but suddenly turned back to look at Li Aiguo.
" No beating is allowed next time. "
"I will never hit anyone again, unless I can't help it."
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The railway is a disciplinary department, and the driver team is also a disciplinary team. As a The train driver must be able to manage this team.
For those old fried dough sticks, fists and kicks are more convincing than any words.
Even the old fried dough sticks can only be beaten after being beaten. She swallowed the bitter water in her stomach.
Huang Jing originally thought that Erliangmei would cause trouble for Li Aiguo after getting off the car, but the guy shut his mouth tightly.
Someone asked him about his head. He was injured. He said he hit the furnace.
"Master, thank you for teaching me this lesson in the end."
After Huang Jing got the train driver's ID, she ran to Li Aiguo and bowed deeply to him.
"From now on, if you concentrate on driving, all my efforts will not be in vain." Li Aiguo helped his apprentice adjust his collar and asked a few more questions.
I learned that in the next few days, the locomotive depot will organize a 38 driver group composed of female drivers, female co-drivers and female stokers to undertake the passenger transportation task from Beijing to Zhengzhou.
Li Aiguo also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this route is a little farther away, because it is a main line, the rails are in very good condition, the maintenance is up to date, and the accident rate is low.
"Work hard, and when you are driving, the master will see you off."
"Master, I would like to treat you and my wife to dinner. How about Dong Laishun?" Huang Jing said.
“Let’s wait until you get your first month’s salary as a train driver.”
Li Aiguo rejected Huang Jing’s request.
I pushed my bicycle back to the studio. After reading for a while, I was going to go to the Railway Research Institute to keep an eye on the work progress of the signal processing team.
As soon as I went out, I heard a voice.
"Li Dache, I have something to report to you."
I turned around and saw Erliangmei hiding in the corner next to me.
He looked around as if he was worried about being discovered.
"What's wrong?" Li Aiguo walked over and asked.
Er Liangmei lowered his voice and said: "Deputy Director Wang of the trade union wants to harm you!"
"What?"
"Deputy Director Wang seems to know that I am being raped. If you were injured, find me in private and ask me to file a complaint against you at the road bureau. He will help me seek justice."
Erliangmei patted his chest and said, "I am lazy, Erliangmei. , but he is not a bad person, how could he do such a thing?”
He sneered twice and scratched his head: "Besides, I did make a mistake at that time. If you hadn't kicked me awake, the train might have rolled away."
Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes and said : "I know Deputy Director Wang of the Trade Union."
(End of Chapter)