The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 230 Ignition
at this moment.

The meaning of the catchphrase "Lao Niu pushes the train" has been changed.

Liu Qingquan shouted a slogan, watched the train being moved, and gave a thumbs up to Li Aiguo from a distance.

This kid's brain is really flexible.

Every time I encounter a problem, I can always come up with all kinds of incredible but effective solutions.

The sunlight reflected on the rails, bursting out with black light.

Dozens of large animals pulled a locomotive and moved slowly along the tracks.

The members on both sides of the road saw the strange thing and gathered around carrying farm tools.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, they all joined the team pushing the train.

It doesn't matter if you put in a little effort, what you did today is worth showing off for a lifetime.

So what if you get advanced?
Pushed a train?
We pushed it!

The steam locomotive is like a sucker.

The more people gather together, the more people gather together.

When we arrived at the small station, there were already five to six hundred members surrounding the steam engine.

Don't tell me, if everyone armed themselves with guns, the noisy scene would be similar to the Japanese using trains to raid along the line.

"The devils are here to steal coal?!"

The old guard, who was squatting at the door and dozing, heard the noise, raised his eyelids, and trembled with fright.

He picked up the old shotgun leaning against the wall and raised it, his finger on the trigger.

That reaction speed is faster than that of young people.

Liu Qingquan led the way. Seeing the old man's reaction, he quickly raised his hand and ran over to explain.

"The train is out of coal? There are plenty of ways to help you train drivers."

After the old man figured it out, he opened the door, took the shotgun, turned around and ran towards the small station.

This is a loading dock.

There were no other trains at the arrival and departure area of ​​the station, which made it feel deserted and desolate.

No comrades from the locomotive depot were seen either.

Under the command of the old man, the masses pulled the steam locomotive into the maintenance yard of the small station.

Through the train window, Li Aiguo could see a large pile of coal as high as a hill. There were several trains waiting to load coal on the surrounding lines.

Stopping the steam locomotive at a suitable location, Li Aiguo stepped on the small window and climbed onto the locomotive.

He arched his hands and said loudly: "Folks, thank you so much this time! Without you, our locomotive would have to lie on the road."

Li Aiguo asked Liu Qingquan to go to the store inside the small station to get three large front doors, dismantle them and distribute them to the members.

The members all said no.

It means that workers and farmers are one family and it is natural for them to help. Giving them rewards is an insult to them.

In the end, Li Aiguo asked the two production captains, Captain Huang and Captain Han, to come forward, and the members finally accepted it.

There were a lot of people, so each person was only given five loose cigarettes.

But everyone is happy.

Loose cigarettes at the front door cost 1 cent each!
Five sticks are five cents. Even if you don't smoke them yourself, you can exchange them for a few candies for your baby when you take them to the supply and marketing cooperative. It's so sweet.

"Okay, it's still early now, we have to go back to production, see you in the future!"

Captain Han and Captain Huang shook hands with Li Aiguo and left with the members and the big animals.

Looking at their fading figures, Li Aiguo and Liu Qingquan, Lao Zheng burst into tears.

This is our people, a simple and enthusiastic people.

After seeing off the folks, a group of people poured out of the auditorium next to the small station.

It turns out that there is no urgent work today. The leaders and employees of the small station are having a meeting and studying in the auditorium.

The leader of the small station is named Fang. He is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He walks fast, has a loud voice, and behaves like a retired railway soldier.

After learning that it was the locomotive from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, he immediately took Li Aiguo to the office and answered the phone at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

The call was made directly to the section chief's office.

On the phone, Li Aiguo told the story about the locomotive being assigned as a rescue train by the dispatching room before it was fully repaired.

Duan Chang Xing immediately became furious.

"This is a serious production accident and malfeasance. I will investigate the matter immediately."

"It's just that the coal train is still parked on the track. It's too late to move other locomotives now. I still hope that you can go and tow the coal train back to the section after loading the coal."

Li Aiguo took the phone and promised: "Please rest assured, we promise to complete the task."

After speaking, Li Aiguo handed the phone back to Station Manager Fang.

Stationmaster Fang muttered into the phone for a while, then patted his chest and assured: "Director Xing, no one in the entire railway bureau knows that you are the one who pees while standing.

Can I still trust you?Don't worry, I'll arrange for manpower to add coal to the steam locomotive right away. "

Although Li Aiguo couldn't see Xing Duanchang's expression on the other side of the phone, he could imagine that it was definitely not good-looking.

The small station is not under the control of the Qianmen Locomotive Department. If you want to add coal and water, you usually have to submit an application report to the main department in advance, and then the main department will arrange it.

Now, Duan Chang Xing had to sacrifice his face and asked Station Chief Fang to agree to make up for the formalities afterwards.

The careless dispatcher in the dispatch room will be in trouble this time.

Li Aiguo did not sympathize with the dispatcher's experience.

This time I just forgot to add coal and water, and the locomotive was left halfway on the road. There was still a way to remedy the situation.

What if two trains heading towards each other are dispatched to the same track?
Some mistakes cannot be made.

Since it takes a certain amount of time to add coal water, it will be close to noon again.

Duan Chang Fang applied for business trip certificates for Li Aiguo and the four of them, and exchanged them for meal stamps and food.

The four of them came to Duan Canteen.

There is only one kind of food in the canteen, sorghum rice.

The dish is salty pickled radish strips.

Even so, the four of them had a great time eating.

After all, no one knows whether the rescue in the afternoon will go smoothly. If you eat more, you may be less hungry.

When people in this era do things, the first thing they think about is whether they will go hungry.

"Brother Patriot, can I have another bowl?"

After Yan Jiecheng finished two large bowls of sorghum rice, he raised his bowl and asked timidly.

Li Aiguo smoked a cigarette and couldn't help but hold his forehead.

Most people are full after just one bowl, but this guy finished two bowls, and now he wants...
Do you think eating is free?

Just thinking that Yan Jiecheng made a great contribution when he was carrying coal, Li Aiguo cannot be stingy.

He took out a food stamp from his pocket and handed it over.

Yan Jiecheng took it excitedly, and with a bang, he took the food stamps to the window and bought another bowl of sorghum noodles and rice.

At this time, even the salted radish strips were gone.

Yan Jiecheng was so diligent that he swallowed the sorghum rice in three to five minutes.

Liu Qingquan and Lao Zheng were amazed to see this.

"This kid doesn't look strong, but he has a big appetite."

"If any girl marries her in the future, she will definitely suffer from poverty."

Yan Jiecheng: "."

He wanted to explain that he usually only had enough food for one bowl, but he didn't dare to speak.

Because as soon as you open your mouth, the sorghum rice will be squeezed out of your throat.

Since the water in the train's tender car is specially softened water, it cannot be used as drinking water.

The four of them, Li Aiguo, poured a few more bottles of boiling water in the cafeteria before wandering out of the cafeteria.As soon as they walked out, they met the old man who came to inform them.

The old man's sharp eyes looked up and down Yan Jiecheng's body, and finally landed on his belly.

"Did you bring something with you?"

Yan Jiecheng: "."

Isn’t that just eating two more bowls of rice?

Do you need to bury me like this? !

After learning that Yan Jiecheng had just eaten a little too much, the old man shook his head and looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade driver, the coal water has been filled. You can set off at any time."

With that said, he handed over the 'bill'.

Li Aiguo followed the old man to the station. After checking the tender truck, he signed his name on the 'bill'.

Considering that the coal truck was still lying on the road, Li Aiguo didn't waste any time and immediately boarded the train, ready to set off.

But at this time, there was another problem with the stoker Lao Zheng.

He had previously adopted the method of pressing coal to save coal to the maximum extent and ensure that the furnace would not burn out.

It stands to reason that as long as new coal is added, the coal in the furnace will burn instantly due to the existence of the primer.

but.

It had just rained here two days ago, and the loose coal stored in the small station yard was soaked by the rain.

Now that I filled it in, not only did it fail to burn, it almost extinguished the primer.

Good guy, I saved the flames along the way. If it goes out, all the hard work will be wasted.

Li Aiguo opened the car door and jumped down, finding the old man who was about to go on duty at the door.

"Uncle, the furnace is almost out. I need you to start the fire on time."

When the old man heard this, he also realized the seriousness of the problem, and his expression suddenly changed.

"There are broken sleepers in the back that have been chopped into pieces. Hurry up and bring someone to pick them up."

Li Aiguo asked the stokers Master Zheng and Yan Jiecheng to follow the old man to hold the sleepers, while he wandered to the machine repair room of the small station and asked the repairman to exchange a half-packed front door for a bottle of waste diesel.

The mechanic was a stingy guy, and he didn't forget to explain when he handed over the bottle.

"Please remember to return the wine bottle later."

"understood!"

Li Aiguo returned to the steam locomotive with diesel, and Master Zheng and Yan Jiecheng also ran over from a distance.

It was noon at this time, the sun was shining directly, and the heat was steaming on the station. The two of them were holding broken pails, and their bodies were covered with sweat.

Master Zheng was a little better, except that his work shirt was sticky to his body.

Yan Jiecheng's whole body was covered with soot, and his clothes were also covered with soot.

Sweat would flow down his forehead, leaving black marks.

From a distance, it looks like a giant panda.

However, Yan Jiecheng didn't feel Maitai at all, but he was very excited. He shouted loudly from a distance: "Brother Patriot, the firewood is back."

No wonder he was so excited. Just now, Master Zheng promised to teach him how to burn the furnace if he had the chance.

Yan Jiecheng entered the locomotive depot and worked as a coal loader for two months, finally taking the first step to becoming a train driver.

……

The reason why the steam locomotive's furnace stalled was called an accident was because it was so difficult to start.

Generally, it takes a professional master craftsman to spend seven or eight hours in the maintenance workshop, using fuel and coal mixed together to ignite the steam engine furnace.

Once a steam locomotive is started and running, it cannot be stopped.

The working method is "stop the people but don't stop the horse".

The chartered crew can take turns to rest, and the locomotive will always be on the road except for adding coal and water. It will not cease fire for maintenance until it is "overhauled."

Fortunately, the furnace was not completely extinguished, so Li Aiguo had the confidence to ignite it in a short time, otherwise he would have to drag it back to Duan.

Li Aiguo asked Master Zheng to open the furnace door, set up the stumbling block, then found a rag and poured the waste diesel from the bottle onto the rag.

He took out the lighter, lit the rag, and at the moment it was lit, he threw it into the furnace. The wood was ignited, and it started to roar, and the flames were jumping in the furnace.

Master Zheng took the opportunity to pick up the coal shovel and turned over the bottom fire.

Under the attack of the upper and lower flames, the furnace was finally ignited.

The red flames dance brightly, symbolizing victory!

Everyone smiled.

Li Aiguo returned to the driver's seat and stared at the dashboard.

When the air pressure value rises to the standard position, gently pull the whistle, and then slowly push the air valve.

The well-fed steam locomotive, puffing out thick gray and white smoke, faced the scorching sun and raced along the railway track into the distance.

……

The train waiting to be rescued was a Victory steam locomotive produced by Sifang Factory, with more than a dozen carriages towed behind it.

The carriages were filled with high-quality coal.

The weather was hot. Liang Peiguo, the driver of the truck train charter group, took several comrades from the charter group to hide in the shade of the fields.

I saw watermelons in the field.

Several people looked at each other and forced themselves to turn their heads.

There were repeated orders on the railway not to steal things belonging to fellow villagers.

Several people looked into the distance from time to time.

"Captain driver, we already notified Duan Neili this morning, why hasn't the rescue vehicle arrived yet?"

The co-driver raised his wrist to look at his watch and said anxiously.

Liang Peiguo smoked a cigarette and said slowly: "Don't worry, something might have happened on the road. Let's wait a little longer."

The train is left halfway on the road. Unlike bicycles and cars, a few people can push it away.

Even if they don't want to wait, there's nothing they can do.

The co-driver suddenly shouted excitedly: "It's coming, it's coming!"

Liang Peiguo stood up quickly and jumped up excitedly when he saw a thick line of smoke running towards this direction in the distance.

He quickly ran to the railway track and greeted the comrades who came to rescue him.

Although Li Aiguo has never performed a rescue train mission, he had already learned the relevant steps and precautions when he was in a railway technical secondary school.

There are generally two ways to rescue a train that is stuck on the road.

One is to drive the rescue locomotive in reverse direction and reconnect the two locomotives.

The other is to drive out from the rear and push the rescued train.

However, the propulsion operation speed limit value is very low, only about 20.

Li Aiguo chose the first option.

So at the fork in front, the locomotive was turned around and drove in the opposite direction, driving the locomotive backwards in front of the coal train.

After a brief understanding of the situation, the rescue was officially launched.

Because it is a front-end docking and it is in the wild without markings, the accuracy must be high when reversing.

Otherwise, if the locomotive in front directly hits the locomotive behind, it will really be a murder.

Li Aiguo's train driving skills have reached full marks, so reversing is no problem.

Gently push the air valve, calculate the speed of the locomotive, and then pull down the air valve.

Without pulling down the brakes, the locomotive slows down little by little under the action of friction, just in time to connect with the locomotive behind it.

Liang Peiguo was amazed at this scene and gave a thumbs up to the side: "Driver Li, your skills are now in our locomotive depot, you are considered a master!"

Yan Jiecheng saw that Li Aiguo was praised by his fellow workers, and secretly made up his mind to become a stoker as soon as possible, and then find a way to become a train driver.

(End of this chapter)