The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 234 The speed of life and death

"Report to the driver, the distance from the runaway train is about 200 meters."

"The runaway train was traveling at a speed of 56 kilometers per hour."

"The runaway train is accelerating."

"The acceleration is unknown, estimated to be 3.2 meters per second squared"

Because he was on the locomotive of a high-speed moving train, even though Liu Qingquan was an experienced co-driver, it was difficult to accurately estimate the state of the runaway train.

Without vision, it is almost impossible to accurately connect with the runaway train with these fuzzy data.

The strength of the docking is too small, and the distance between the two is too large, and the connection cannot be made.

If the force of the docking is too great, the locomotive will hit the out-of-control train behind it.

Not only will the locomotive be destroyed, but more seriously, Hudakai hanging in front of the locomotive will be smashed into meat patties.

Thinking of all the consequences, Liu Qingquan, the co-driver, felt his throat rising and his hands and feet began to tremble.

And all kinds of pressure will eventually fall on the driver.

Liu Qingquan looked at Li Aiguo worriedly.

But he was surprised to find that Li Aiguo's expression did not change at all, and he couldn't help but feel reassured.

The driver who controls the lives of thousands of people can be so calm. As a co-driver, what is so scary about him? !
Liu Qingquan felt that the panic in his heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

He stuck his head out of the window, squinted his eyes, and focused all his attention on the runaway train.

Li Aiguo knew that the data reported by Liu Qingquan was definitely inaccurate.

Only the instinct of the train driver can be relied on to operate the valve and brake lever.

The sound of wind and wheels gradually disappeared. It seemed that there were only two things in this world.

Locomotive, runaway train.

The three suddenly appeared in a space full of mist.

Just when Li Aiguo was confused, a set of data coordinates suddenly appeared in the space.

Various data are marked on the coordinates, accurately locating the location of the runaway train, and marking the distance and speed difference between the two.

This is the intuition brought by max-level train driving skills!

In an emergency state, your brain is already processing and integrating information without your awareness.

When it pierces the paper of consciousness and delivers the result to you, that is intuition.

Intuition is often very accurate, terrifyingly accurate.

such as.

When you happily walk on the road carrying your schoolbag.

Suddenly my heart skipped a beat, and the one next to me ducked inexplicably.

There would usually be a will-o'-the-wisp boy jumping out from behind on an electric motorcycle.

When you are playing solo and suddenly feel like someone is trying to catch you, it is best to trust your intuition at this time.

Another example.
When you see a fool offering you a green diamond on QQ.

Please don't be complacent and don't take advantage of yourself.

You should trust your instincts and check your girlfriend's position immediately.

When you introduce it, there must be a bigger surprise waiting for you.

Li Aiguo also studied intuition in his previous life, and finally attributed this wonderful feeling to quantum entanglement.

Ok.

Indecision, quantum mechanics.

This is reasonable.

"The distance is 20 meters, the speed difference is [-] kilometers per hour."

Under the command of intuition, Li Aiguo subconsciously controlled the air valve, and the locomotive got closer to the out-of-control train.

Outside the locomotive at this time.

It stands to reason that Hu Kaiyue, the shunting commander at this time, should be the most nervous person in the world.

Because of the next four or five seconds.

It will determine whether he can complete the task or be squeezed into mincemeat.

Hu Kaiyue originally thought that he would panic and regret.

But unexpectedly, I found that instead of feeling nervous, I was filled with joy.

Because Hu Kaiyue knew that if he could not stop the runaway train and cause thousands of casualties, he would never have peace of mind in his life.

"Driver Li, let me see your true strength!"

Hu Kaiyue resisted the strong wind, took out the pliers from the canvas bag, and stared at the coupler not far away.

As the train approached little by little, a smile appeared on Hu Kaiyue's lips.

The rails under his feet were retreating rapidly, and he was a little dizzy. Hu Kaiyue narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned out half of his body, and reached for the big hook with pliers in hand.

Ten meters, five meters, three meters
"Driver Li, can you succeed?"

Two meters, one meter.
Seeing that the hook and coupler were about to be connected together, the speed of the out-of-control train suddenly increased. Hu Kaiyue could only watch as the distance widened again.

But instead of being disappointed, he was excited.

The superb driving skills demonstrated by Li Aiguo just now are enough to illustrate the possibility of the mission being fruitful.

Hu Kaiyue picked up the pliers and knocked twice on the locomotive: "Driver Li, come on!"

"Oh, what a pity!"

Inside the locomotive, Liu Qingquan, who was in charge of lookout, patted his thigh and said with some disappointment.

"Co-pilot, conduct the second docking immediately and continue to report the distance!"

Li Aiguo glanced at the driving route on the dashboard.

Calculating the distance, the runaway train was not far from the passenger train. If the connection could not be made as soon as possible, we would be in big trouble when the passenger train came over.

"Yes!" Liu Qingquan woke up and quickly stuck his head out of the locomotive.

"Distance 20 meters, relative speed"

"Comrade passengers, we still have three and ten minutes to arrive at our great capital. Please carry your luggage and get off the train in an orderly manner. This is the 10 chartered crew of the Beijing Locomotive Depot. I wish you a pleasant journey."

On the 1216th train, Zhou Xiaofang, the private broadcaster, hung up the announcer and was about to open the door and signal to get off.

Inadvertently looking out the window, Zhou Xiaofang didn't pay attention at first when she saw the silhouette of a train in the distance and continued to open the door.

However, the moment she closed the door, a chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the back of her head, and her whole body froze.

As a veteran employee of the 1216 crew, Zhou Xiaofang has been running on this line for five years.

She takes train 360 and runs on this line every day, 1216 days a year, no matter whether it is cold, hot or frosty.

I am already familiar with the situation along the route.

Even a few female comrades in the private group often joked: They are familiar with this route, even the few bends, far more familiar with their men's belts.

The train track in front of you just now is the uphill section that the 1216 train will pass through later! !

The news was like a bomb that exploded in Zhou Xiaofang's mind.

"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?" A familiar flight attendant came over. Seeing her appearance, he joked: "Are you going to get off work soon and can you live as a couple with your husband at night?"

"Come on, something happened"

Zhou Xiaofang pushed her away and staggered to the conductor's office.

"Captain, no, there's a train coming towards us in front!"

Captain Liu was checking the ticket holder. When he heard this, he frowned: "Zhou Xiaofang, what are you talking nonsense about? This is a one-way line. What do you mean a train is coming?"

Zhou Xiaofang was so anxious that she didn't know how to explain it. She lay half of her body on the small table and pointed outside as hard as she could.

"Captain, look."

Captain Liu looked along Zhou Xiaofang's fingers, and his scalp was instantly numb with shock.

There was a tremor in his throat: "This is a one-way line. What's going on over there in the maintenance section?"

"Don't worry about what's going on, what should we do!"

Zhou Xiaofang, who has always been aggressive in style, now sounded like she was crying when she spoke.

"Brake, brake, tell the driver to brake immediately!" Captain Liu woke up now, stood up from his seat, called the waterman, and ordered the waterman to notify the driver.

When the driver learned that a train was approaching from ahead, his eyes widened in shock and he suddenly lowered the brake valve.

There was a sudden turmoil in the carriage, and countless passengers standing in the corridor of the carriage almost fell down.

Captain Liu's body suddenly swayed and he quickly pulled on the door handle before standing still.

She ignored the scratch on her hand and said quickly: "Zhou Xiaofang, when the train stops, you immediately open the door and evacuate the passengers. Remember, all passengers must be evacuated before our comrades in the private group can evacuate. .”

"Conductor, it may be too late." Zhou Xiaofang's mouth showed a hint of bitterness.

Captain Liu also knew this. She had already estimated the distance just now. The distance between the passenger train and the train was less than four miles.

The standard braking distance for passenger trains is 800 meters. Wait for the train to stop. It is estimated that the train has hit it.

But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, don't give up.

"How about we open the windows and let the passengers jump out of the windows?" Zhou Xiaofang suggested.

"No, as long as the train does not stop and the passengers jump out, the casualties will be far greater than if the train derailed."

Captain Liu immediately rejected Zhou Xiaofang’s suggestion.

The casualty rate of train derailments is approximately 20.00%.

When jumping off a moving train, the casualty rate is estimated to reach 80.00%.

After the train braked, the passengers in the carriage also noticed something strange. There was a turn in front of them. Passengers with sharp eyes had already seen the oncoming train across the tracks.

"Oh my god, is that a train?"

"Are you coming here for us?"

"Seems to be"

"Big trouble."

Everything happens between lightning and flint.

Just when Captain Liu was thinking of saying a few words of comfort to the passengers to appease them.

Zhou Xiaofang's voice came to my ears: "Conductor, look, there is a locomotive in front of that train, and there are people standing in front of the locomotive, as if they are connecting."

Captain Liu looked at it intently, and suddenly felt hope in his heart.

She is also an experienced driver, and now she has figured it out.

The train in front must have rolled away, and the locomotive was here to tow it.

"Comrades, don't panic. The comrades in the front are preventing the out-of-control train from rushing over. I believe that the comrades in the front will carry forward the two-pronged spirit of not being afraid of hardship and not being afraid of death, and achieve the final victory."

Captain Liu waved his hands and said loudly: "In this critical moment, we must be serious and calm. Now let us sing a song."

A loud singing sound sounded in the train.

"A big river has broad waves and the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers. My family lives on both sides of the river."

The locomotive ahead.

Li Aiguo recalculated the distance between the two cars and tried to connect again.

I saw him slowly pushing the air valve, thick smoke billowing from the chimney on the roof, and the speed of the locomotive suddenly increased.

"Oops, Driver Li, the speed seems to be a bit too fast."

Hudakai, who was standing outside, looked a little pale as he looked at the runaway train getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Li Aiguo suddenly pulled the brake valve.

The speed of the locomotive dropped suddenly.

Under the action of inertia, the big hook behind the locomotive and the coupler of the runaway train happened to be buckled together.

pat!

That tiny sound that was almost inaudible suddenly sounded in Hudakai's mind.

Seeing the big hooks snapping together, Hudakai quickly hung up the pins.

The knuckle tail of the coupler completely enters the inside of the hook head, and the hook lock in the coupler automatically falls down, blocking the knuckle tail.

Under the action of traction force, the hook enters the closed state, and the traction force of the front of the car is transmitted to the runaway train through the hook, and the speed of the runaway train decreases slightly.

But these alone are not enough.

The brakes of the carriage were not connected yet, so Li Aiguo could not rashly pull down the brake valve at this time.

Hu Dakai took a deep breath, hooked his feet on the hooks, leaned down halfway on the moving train, and pulled out two air ducts from behind the hooks in the carriage.

Then, using the strength of the waist, the whole person flips up from the hook and connects the air duct to the front of the car.

After tightening the screws, take out the wrench to tighten.

After doing all this, Hudakai breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time he had seen the passenger train behind.

If you return to the locomotive at this time, the train will not have enough time to brake and it is likely to collide with the passenger train behind it.

Hu Dakai gritted his teeth and signaled to Liu Qingquan, who was watching: "Brake! Brake!"

When Liu Qingquan saw the signal, he said with some worry: "The driver, the shunting captain has connected the carriage, but he is still outside. If the brakes are applied,"

His voice did not fall.

Li Aiguo decisively pulled down the two brake valves on the locomotive and the rear compartment.

It is stored in the main air cylinder of the locomotive and instantly enters the brake cylinder through each air duct, pushing the piston to move, and the piston pushes the brake shoe.

The brake shoes hugged the wheel tightly as if hugging a close lover, and the wheels rubbed against the rails, creating little sparks of light.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The uneven distribution of braking force caused the rear compartment to continuously hit the front of the car, and the joints swayed violently, making a harsh sound.

Hudakai, who was located at the rear of the locomotive, was the first to bear the brunt.

Even though he hugged the railing tightly, he was thrown into the air under the influence of huge inertia.

Echoing back to the locomotive again, his thigh hit the railing outside the locomotive.

The crisp sound of broken bones rang in his ears, and a heartbreaking pain spread throughout his body.

However, Hu Dakai was filled with excitement and continued to roar loudly: "Brake! Brake! Brake!"

Because the train was moving at high speed, one brake was not enough to stop the train, so Li Aiguo once again violated the regulations.

Pull down the large and small brake valves several times in succession, and then move the 'gear lever' to change the direction of travel of the train.

If the train suddenly changes its direction before it stops, the coupling coupler may break due to excessive force, and may also cause damage to the steam engine itself.

But at this time Li Aiguo no longer cared so much.

Compared with the lives of thousands of people, everything seems extremely small.

In railway transportation, the lives of passengers always come first.

"Fire!"

After giving the order, Lao Zheng shoveled coal into the furnace desperately.

As shovelfuls of clean coal were poured into the furnace, the pressure of the steam engine gradually increased.

"Just this time!"

Li Aiguo stared at the air pressure gauge. When the air pressure gauge was about to explode, he pushed the air valve fiercely.

boom!
With a violent shaking, the train that was about to collide with the passenger train behind it suddenly changed its direction, like an eagle that was about to catch the little white rabbit, suddenly let go of its hand and spread its wings to fly high.

Looking at the passenger train getting further and further away.

"Successful!" Liu Qingquan's legs softened and he lay on the passenger seat.

"Success!"

Hu Kaiyue was half hanging on the locomotive, letting the blood from his thighs flow down his trouser legs and sprinkle on the railway tracks.

Li Aiguo breathed a long sigh of relief, took out a cigarette, and started smoking happily.

On the train behind, the singing was even louder.

"This is the motherland of heroes and the place where I grew up. In this ancient land, there is the power of youth everywhere."

The song resounds throughout the land of China!

(End of this chapter)