The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Chapter 470 The most suitable solution
In a blink of an eye, it’s Saturday evening.

God was kind and there was no thunderstorm.

Li Ming asked his third captain Peng Zhiping to inquire about some escort tasks.Peng Zhiping was transferred from the Escort Division.

For his ordinary escort this time, the escort did not stay in the carriage of the truck, but stayed in the 'caoose' compartment at the tail of the train.

Very strict escorts, such as when important materials from the Soviet Union are transferred to Vietnam, special trains will be used.

There will be a carriage that is a dining car with a soft sleeper room. The escort will stay in this carriage, and the conditions are considered the best.

The escorts with the worst remuneration are responsible for transporting livestock and live animals. It’s hard to describe the feeling. If I talk about it too much, I will shed tears.

Li Ming followed the cargo from the train station of Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant to Fengtai Railway Station.

The shunter directs the trains to be arranged and assembled.

Li Ming also boarded the caboose carriage from Beijing to Lancheng, Gansu Province.

A caboose, also called a lookout car, is usually hung at the rear of a truck and is used to keep an eye on the running status of the train and assist in braking, as well as to keep the escort from running around.

In the caboose compartment, iron chairs were welded on both sides of the window, and there was an iron stove in the middle, which looked like a coal stove for heating.

The middle-aged uncle Yao Guangxin is the operating commander of this train. He wears a big-brimmed hat, straight work clothes, and the operating commander's diamond-shaped armband.

In the 80s, there was a jingle, "The commander of the train is so great. He travels all over the world on a train. He carries the password box in his left hand and the mobile phone in his right hand. He always repeats the same sentence. The wind pressure at the rear is 600 kPa." '(The password box is actually a tool box, and the mobile phone is actually a walkie-talkie)
The driver Yao had a square face that had been weathered, and he was very enthusiastic, "My name is Yao Guangxin, and I am the driver of this truck. You can call me Lao Yao."

"Hello, Commander Yao, I am Li Ming from the security department of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. This person next to me is Comrade Lin Guozhen from the escort department."

"This is my first time to participate in an escort mission. Please help me with this mission. Please criticize me severely if I do something wrong."

Young Li Ming has a sincere attitude and seems quite honest.

"You just need to rest peacefully in the car. Your steel rolling mill carries heavy goods. My sports car has encountered your factory's goods many times. Your factory didn't send anyone to escort them and there was no problem."

Captain Yao estimated that Li Ming didn’t understand, but Lin Guozhen from the escort department should understand, so he specifically told Li Ming,

"There may be hitchhikers on the caboose, or escorts from other units, so don't be surprised."

"Thank you for your advice." Li Ming immediately took out a peony cigarette and offered it to Commander Yao.

Commander Yao grinned and said, "Such a good cigarette!"

"Haha, my job is actually as a buyer in the factory, and the factory has batched some Grade A cigarettes for me."

Che Zhang Yao is also well-informed, but he is still a little curious.
"You are both a buyer and a security officer? You have a lot of work to do!"

"It's not bad. Because I have some methods for conducting investigation work, the factory arranged for me to concurrently work in the security department."

Captain Yao was polite and lit cigarettes for Li Ming and Lin Guozhen. The three of them became familiar with each other in a while.

Lin Guozhen from the Escort Section also made fun of it, and briefly explained how Li Ming crossed from the Purchasing Section to the Security Section and the construction of the staff building.

The person who can appear in the news briefing is also the deputy section chief who presides over the work, and also helps complete the tasks of the escort section.

Captain Yao admired: "Deputy Section Chief Li, you are really young and promising. You have made so many achievements in just one year of work."

Li Ming said modestly: "The key is everyone's support. I also rely on the help of the collective to accomplish something, and I can't accomplish anything alone."

Captain Yao smoked a cigarette and chatted while filling out the form. There was no delay at all.

"The role of the collective belongs to the collective, but your individual role is also particularly prominent."

"Everyone has collective help, why are you the only one who can achieve results? This shows that your personal ability is superior to others."

No matter how modest it is, it's a bit fake.

Li Ming opened a luggage bag,

"I brought some food, including steamed buns, hawthorn cakes, donkey rolls, melons, cucumbers, and some melon seeds and peanuts."

"You actually brought a gas lantern. What did you bring in this bag?" Commander Yao opened his eyes when he saw the big guy.

"It was my first time to participate in an escort mission. I had no experience, so I brought some daily necessities based on the difficulties I would encounter when I went out."

Driver Yao kindly reminded: "Xiao Li, your escort allowance for this trip is far from enough for your expenses."

"I'm lucky. I have done more meritorious service and helped the factory earn back some honors. My salary has risen quickly. One person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. We can still afford some food and drink."

Captain Yao was a little stunned, "You are not just eating and drinking."

Lin Guozhen interjected: "Deputy Section Chief Li is also very good at hunting. He caught a big wild boar for our factory two days ago. Good guy, that wild boar seems to weigh more than 500 kilograms."

"Good luck." Li Ming sold the last wild boar that had been raised in the small world for almost a year to the canteen.

Recently, he can spend money as he pleases, and the money comes from fair and honest sources.

Captain Yao said in surprise: "So it was you! I heard the escort of your factory say last year that there was a person in your factory who was very lucky and caught wild boars several times."

"Hey, it's about our Red Star Rolling Mill, so it might be me."

Captain Yao filled out the form and said, "Let's talk slowly on the road later. I have to do some work first."

"Is there anything we can do to help?"

"No, no, no, we have rules."

Being a transport commander is a hard job. You have to work alone all year round. Having an escort to accompany you is like having someone to talk to.

Before driving, the operation commander should check various conditions of the vehicle:

Check whether the vehicle number of each vehicle is consistent with the train composition.

Check whether the cargo is unbalanced, whether the tarpaulin ropes are loose or loose, and if there are door seals, whether the seals are intact and complete.

Are there any faults that affect the safety of train operation? Confirm whether the rear wind pressure of the train braking device is normal, etc.

It is also necessary to observe the departure signal in time. If the arm plate of the arm arm signal machine is horizontal, it is closed, and when it is at an angle of 45 degrees downward from the horizontal position, it is open. '

The operating captain also needs to confirm the hand signal of the station attendant to start the train. After double confirmation, he can raise the flag to the co-driver at the front of the train to indicate that it is ready to start.

After the train starts, the operating conductor should sit on the left side of the forward direction and look out the window to observe the train operation status.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

Captain Yao, who was busy, sat down and took a sip of water from the kettle. "There is no one else today, but it's quite lively with you two here."

Li Ming took out a paper box folded from newspapers, placed it on the wooden table in front of Commander Yao, and poured some peanuts and melon seeds out.

"Captain Yao, you're welcome, just take it yourself. I specially brought some extra."

"Then I'm welcome."

"Don't be polite." Lin Guozhen was already eating melon seeds. "Everyone in our security department has benefited from Deputy Chief Li, and they can often improve their lives."

Captain Yao smiled and said, "I heard it from the escort at your factory."

"Haha, we are blessed together."

After they became familiar with each other, Li Ming asked his doubts, "Captain Yao, what are those pebbles you brought with you for?"

Captain Yao would glance out the window from time to time, "Our train has no way to communicate with the ground during operation, and many small stations do not stop. When there is something to contact, we can only send a note to the nearest station."

"The note is too light and easily drifts away in the wind, so the pebbles come in handy. Wrap the note in pebbles and throw it to the station staff, and they can catch it."

Li Ming praised: "It's really full of knowledge everywhere."

The three chatted while eating.

Just after leaving the capital, there will be other trains crossing from time to time.

Captain Yao will walk to the rear door guardrail platform, hold a signal flag, and check the safety signals with the other's operating captain.

The work of the operating commander must be sloppy, and because the guardrail is not high, it is still dangerous to lean out.

The sky was getting dark, and Captain Yao added kerosene to the side lamp hanging on the side wall of the caboose.

The colors of the glass at the front and back of the side lights are different. People in front of the train see a white light, while people behind the train see a red light.

What a clever design.

"I still burn kerosene. I heard that there is a new battery signal light. I don't know when it will be my turn."

"It should be soon. The line you are responsible for is a major transportation artery. Even the locomotives are the latest diesel locomotives, so they must be prioritized."

"I hope." Captain Yao checked the reliability of the side lights on the light frame.

In 65, the Beijing Internal Combustion Locomotive Depot was the first locomotive depot to use Dongfeng internal combustion engines.

Dongfeng type internal combustion engine does not have this name yet. It was renamed in August and is now called ND type internal combustion engine. N, diesel locomotive; D, electric drive.

Prioritize the use of freight lines that are dry and water-scarce, such as the Gobi desert in the northwest, the Daxing'an Mountains in the northeast, and the southwest region with steep slopes and many long tunnels.

Passenger trains still use steam locomotives, which burn coal and eat coal ash. Passenger-type diesel locomotives were only introduced in 72.

Captain Yao packed the spare parts bag, which was full. In addition to bundles of cargo tickets, driving logs, signal flags, and signal lights, there were also miscellaneous things such as soft copper wires.

Seeing Li Ming's eyes full of curiosity, Captain Yao patiently introduced him.

"This flat thing is a sound pier. In an emergency, the sound pier is placed on the rail track where the emergency stop is required. When the train wheels press on it, it will make a loud sound. The driver will know that there is danger ahead and should stop immediately. .”

"This is a torch. Once it is lit, it will not go out easily. It will not go out even if it rains. It can burn for more than ten minutes. The ingredients inside seem to be some phosphorus and magnesium chemicals. Pay special attention to prevent burns and burn it at an angle of 45 degrees."

Captain Yao then introduced the uses of copper wires and signal flags.

Li Ming sighed: "You have a lot to bring."

Captain Yao chuckled and said, "It's already quite a few now."

"When we used to drive sports cars, we had to carry telephone poles, which was very inconvenient."

Captain Yao gestured, "It looks like a fishing rod. When using it, pull out the retractable inner section, put the top terminal on the special railway telephone line next to the roadbed, and then connect the telephone plug. Then you can talk to the station and dispatch.”

"People in the telecommunications section have installed new fixed junction boxes on communication poles next to train lines in the past two years. We only need to find the nearest pole, plug in the phone, and we can talk. Less A big problem."

Li Ming said with a smile: "Their research people should go to the grassroots more often to solve the difficulties encountered by everyone in their work, reduce everyone's workload and improve work efficiency."

Lin Guozhen also learned a lot, "I have been escorting so many times, and I have never encountered a situation where I have to make a phone call. I really didn't know that you can make a phone call near the railway."

Captain Yao explained: "It's only used in emergencies. In the past few years, nothing has happened, and there are few people picking up trains."

Lin Guozhen said with a smile: "It's a lot less. Our escort tasks are much less."

Captain Yao smiled and pointed to the two juniors, "Nowadays, most of them are people who don't want to spend money to buy tickets and ride the train."

In the past two years, many educated young people want to go home and save money, so they get into buses for fear of checking tickets. Some more honest people also get into trucks to go back to their hometowns.

There is a disadvantage of trucks. There are no passengers, so they stop and go. It takes a long time to find out if you are going in the wrong direction, which is a waste of time.

When the train is about to pass through a crossing, bridge, or tunnel, Captain Yao has to check the safety signals with the guards at the crossing, bridge, or tunnel.

Because it was getting late and he was afraid of not being able to see clearly with the flag, Captain Yao used the signal light instead.

It is also a kerosene lamp. The upper part of the lamp is a sleeve-shaped cylinder. There are glass shades in three colors: red, yellow, and green. When in use, turn the cylinder and align it with the lampshade to emit light of different colors.

Che Zhang Yao closed the colored glass cover, hung the kerosene lamp on the wall and used it as a lighting lamp.

"You two can take a nap first. The next station with a longer stop is Shacheng Station (Huailai). It will take a while to get there."

Li Ming flipped through the newspaper, raised his head and smiled: "It's still early, I'm not sleepy yet."

Lin Guozhen was holding a copy of "How Steel Was Tempered". "The train made a clanging sound, and I had to wait until I felt sleepy before I could fall asleep."

Driver Yao said suspiciously: "It's a bit strange today, when I parked the car just now, there were no mosquitos coming up."

When he stopped to let the oncoming train go first, Li Ming cut a melon and shared it among the three of them, killing all the mosquitoes nearby.

He said casually: "Yes, maybe because of the northwest wind, it is stronger. Captain Yao, do we have to pass the herringbone Qinglong Bridge Station?"

Because he read in the book: There are two front and rear trains passing through Qinglongqiao Station, and the train has a turn.He only had one head start on this trip.

Captain Yao was not surprised, "We are taking the Fengsha Line, not the Qinglong Bridge. You may take that line when you come back. That line is very congested."

The Fengsha Line (Fengtai-Huailai·Shacheng), which started construction in 52 and was completed in 55, was abandoned by Zhan Tianyou because of the high construction cost (several long-distance tunnels in a row), and it was helpless to build the herringbone of Qinglong Bridge Act of.

Herringbone will seriously restrict the traffic capacity of the train.This solution was chosen purely to solve the engineering difficulty.

Zhan Tianyou is now able to use the most appropriate plan to accomplish things that foreigners think we cannot do.

Give credit to the people of the country!
In 60, the double line between Xizhimen Station and Shacheng Station was built. The construction of Qinglongqiao Station was too difficult, so another herringbone was built on the opposite mountain.

To go to Huailai Shacheng Station, take Qinglongqiao West Station, and to return to Beijing, take Qinglongqiao Station. The transportation capacity is still very tight.

At this time, the second line of Fengsha Line was also being built.

The demand for transportation capacity from the capital to the west and north is very large. The capital needs resources from Shanxi, Mongolia and other places, especially coal.

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