The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 369 Train 352 derails, Li Aiguo takes orders in danger

late at night.

Beijing-Hankow Railway (formerly Luhan Railway).

A bright headlight pierced the darkness.

The 352 general 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."

Master Gao is an experienced driver with more than ten years of driving experience and more than one million kilometers of driving. After receiving the report from the deputy driver, he decisively opened the door.

The speed of the car quickly dropped to thirty kilometers per hour.

After checking the instrument and seeing that there was nothing abnormal, Master Gao stood up, took down the towel from the shelf above and handed it to Zhang Dahua.

"Wipe it quickly, 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 rails." Zhang Dahua said mid-sentence and didn't say any more.

I have been driving for nearly half a year and 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 government 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 the driver, Master Gao knew that he must not lose control of his position at critical moments, so he concentrated even more.

At this time, the carriage of train 352 was filled with laughter and laughter.

Riding the train is a tedious affair, with passengers relying solely 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, and they fool the ignorant little girl into turning around. They may not even have ten dollars in their pockets.

Liu Xiaomei, the flight attendant in Car No. 2, has seen this happen many times.

A young man was telling 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 muttered, but when the conductor insisted, he could only hand over the letter of introduction and the ticket.

Liu Xiaomei took the letter and read aloud: "Zhang Ergou, a manure collector of the Chongwen District Cleaning Team."

The girl whose eyes were sparkling just now had already covered her nose, 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 so glorious!"

Liu Xiaomei saved the ignorant girl and felt much better.

He straightened his collar, put on his epaulettes, and continued walking into the carriage.

In these days, flight attendants no longer had to push carts 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 elderly passengers in the carriage, as well as the two pregnant passengers.

Liu Xiaomei also breathed a sigh of relief after helping the old man and the old woman get some boiling water and asking about the pregnant woman's physical condition.

But when she walked to the back of the carriage, she smelled a strong smell of smoke.

Several 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 carriage connection."

A few young guys were smoking and chatting animatedly.

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 man is the military brother of the grain station!"

These passengers have been causing trouble since they got on the bus, and the passengers around them are already unbearable.

Liu Xiaomei tried to persuade her several times, but to no avail.

Now seeing that they are disobedient, I can 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 police."

Seeing that the flight attendant was serious, the young men restrained themselves and put out their cigarette butts 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 had been any other veteran flight attendant, he would have been slapped by now.

It’s just that Liu Xiaomei in Car No. 2 is a little girl who has just joined the private group.

Apart from 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? You can treat this little girl submissively without making a move."

"Sandoku, what are you bluffing about? Brother Jun is sitting here, so that girl doesn't dare to say anything."

"That's right, if it were you, you would have been arrested by the police by now."

A flurry of compliments followed.

The passengers in the front and rear seats almost vomited out the acidic water in their stomachs when they heard this.

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?" San De stood up before the other young people again.

Licking his face and smiling, he said, "Brother Jun, I'll 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 generously took out a handful of money from his pocket and slapped it into his hand.

"Brother Jun is still generous. 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.

He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took 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."

The voice just fell.

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.

"problem occurs!"

Zhang Dahua also retracted his head and grabbed the seat tightly with both hands.

The black wheels rubbed against the rails, sparking out. 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 turned livid.

But this girl has always been bold, otherwise she wouldn't have become a rare female co-pilot in the locomotive depot.

"Master Gao, according to regulations, the driver and deputy 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, and raindrops were falling. The beam of the flashlight was blocked by the rain curtain, and the vision was 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 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 scared for a while.

It was obvious that during the heavy rains, the railway roadbed had been 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 no major disaster occurred.

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 squealing.

Under the influence of huge inertia, he fell to the ground on his back.

Upon 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?"

Instead of accepting it, San De scolded the flight attendant 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 carriage also felt something was wrong and asked the conductor to go to the front and inquire about the situation.

The conductor's surname was Zhou, who 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.

In those days, trains were not equipped with radios.

Once the train leaves the station, it can only contact the station's locomotive depot through the roadside switching station or maintenance station.

The accident site was forty miles away from the next crossing station.

Captain Zhou looked at the heavy rain outside, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take two people to the switching station to contact the locomotive depot!"

"Captain Xiao Zhou, you are the commander of the vehicle. If something goes wrong now, you should take command." Master Gao frowned and said, "I think it's better to let Officer Liu and Officer Huang perform the contact task."

Captain Zhou nodded: "Lao Gao, that's it."

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 go with him." After the train derails, the locomotive depot will be there. Send people to the rescue in the shortest possible time. If you understand the situation at the scene and the situation of the train derailment, it will be helpful to launch the 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 carried a flashlight and walked along the railway track, braving the heavy rain, and walked farther away.

Captain Zhou looked back at the deputy captain: "How much food do we still have in the dining car?"

"Commander, do you mean that rescue will not come 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's panic just now really made her look down on her. Now that she thought about it, he just had little experience.

Being promoted to the position of commander by a superior shows some real ability.

San De 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.

patter

The food trucks were locked from the inside.

"What are you doing? I want to buy chicken legs!" Sande suddenly became anxious.

"After receiving an order from the train conductor, the dining car temporarily stopped selling food."

The fat cook was carrying a kitchen knife, and San De didn't 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, there was a coir raincoat to protect him from the wind and rain. Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to the locomotive depot early in the morning.

Taking into account 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's team, please note that the train speed must not exceed 40% of the speed limit.

Comrades on the flight crew should improve their service.

When you encounter an old lady or old man boarding the bus, you need to take the initiative to help them.

Comrades in the police team should be more vigilant to prevent fare evaders or those who are entrained to take advantage of the situation. "

This heavy rain can be said to have happened once in a thousand years. It was also the first time for the old comrades in the charter group to experience it, and everyone 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 was always afraid of death and even got under the car to check the shock absorbers.

bang bang bang.

Hit it twice with an inspection hammer.

There are no issues with the shock absorbers.

At this time, a pair of protective leather shoes ran over from a distance at high speed.

"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?"

"Oh, come out quickly. Chief Duan wants to see you for something." Officer Wang, who always loves cleanliness, didn't care that Li Aiguo's hands were stained with oil. He reached out and grabbed Li Aiguo's hand to 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. Why did you take 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 facing this gang of train drivers, he was really a little frightened.

Swallowing, he said, "Train No. 352 is stuck on the road, and the line going south is blocked."

"No, Duan is planning to send someone for rescue, so I want to invite Driver Li to discuss it."

After speaking, 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."

The stoker, Lao Zheng, lit the cigarette pot and took a deep breath: "Maybe Driver Li can do something about it."

"What can he do? He can still lift the train! Let's see what he can do." Cao Wenzhi gave Lao Zheng a sharp look.

Lao 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 it is with people.

I hate you for having, laugh at you for not having, despise you for being poor, and fear that you are rich.

This is due to 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 it to heart.

Jealousy only arises between two rivals who are not that different from each other.

The small trees on the roadside will be jealous of the tall trees, but they will not be jealous of the nearby mountains.

in the past.

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 mountain, the two horses.

Don't let those people feel jealous.

At this time, many people had gathered in the locomotive depot conference room, and two phones were constantly in contact with various parties.

There was anxiety in the air, 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 rescue workshops.

However, in these years, 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 drills, cleaning and sleeping.

This time, he finally got an opportunity to show off his 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.

Li Aiguo also met Liu Qingsong twice when he attended the conference a while ago. After nodding at Liu Qingsong, he came to Duan Chang Xing.

"Chief Duan, what's the specific situation?"

"We just received a call from Zhangjiacun Railway Station. The call was about Comrade Zhang Dahua, the deputy driver of train 352. She introduced that train 352 had a derailment accident more than miles away from the capital."

After listening to the introduction, Li Aiguo also frowned.

"Now we first need to ensure the safety of passengers." Liu Qingsong took over from Duan Chang Xing and introduced: "So according to the rescue plan formulated by our rescue office, rescue trains need to be dispatched."

When he heard "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 rescue trains, crawler heavy-duty cranes, and campers.

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, the lifeblood of the bureau leaders, and cannot be used easily.

Every time you apply, you have to type out an application report, which needs to be signed and stamped by four or five department heads.

Duan Chang 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? Is it suitable for the passengers on the train to eat now?

The food stored in the dining car cannot last even one day! "

"But..." Liu Qingsong still wanted to defend.

Duan Chang Xing 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: "Chang 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 already read the situation in detail at this time.

"Captain 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 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 said with a smile.

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 anything.

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, only 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 reset devices under the two bogies, and then send people to lay a temporary rail track along the reset devices.

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.

It was so easy to save the train.

Why does it sound like you're joking?

(End of this chapter)