Citizens in the capital discovered that new construction had begun on Huangcheng North Street.
The green belt in the middle of the road was dug up. Tens of thousands of workers dug up turf and trees to a depth of one meter. Then sink into the sand. Lay down one inch of gravel. Then tamp down. Lay sleepers and rails on top.
This 6.6-kilometer road section was divided into ten construction sections, and construction started at the same time.
The northern part of the originally designed ring line only reached the intersection of Dongdan and Xidan, two north-south streets and Huangcheng North Street. The reason why the entire Huangcheng North Street is laid is because a parking lot needs to be built under the city walls at both ends of the street.
Small trains and carriages also require garages and maintenance workshops.
These two parking lots are used as parking lots for the inner ring and outer ring lines of the future multiple lines respectively. After the urban rail transit stops operating at midnight, the vehicles will be parked here for maintenance. We will start a new day of operations at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
After calculation, the Yinding Bridge is too high to pass a small train. It had to be demolished and the new bridge rebuilt after the project was completed. Yang Fan decided to raise the height of the new bridge. It will facilitate the transportation of large objects by boat in the future.
With the approval of Shuntian Prefecture, Yinding Bridge has been demolished.
Shiploads of building materials were transported from Zunhua New City, passed through Ji Canal and Bei Canal, entered the Tonghui River, and then along the moat to Jishuitan. Here we enter Shichahai through the water gate and finally stop at the Lotus Market.
The Lotus Market is just next to Huangcheng North Street. Next to the road is the pier. And this location is just at the center of Huangcheng North Street.
All kinds of supplies are unloaded here. Just use the pulley block to hoist it directly to the shore, and you can lay the track. After the short section of track in the middle of Huangcheng North Street has been repaired, rail cars can be used to transport the rails. In this way, extending from the middle to both sides, the repaired rails can transport materials. Greatly accelerated the speed of construction.
The small steamship exerted great power. A small steamer towed ten watercrafts to transport a large amount of ballast gravel. The ballast gravel used for the train roadbed must be first-grade granite. These are mined from the mountains of Zunhua, crushed, and then transported.
These gravels constantly collide and vibrate with each other under the impact of the train, which can disperse the impact force in different directions. Thereby maintaining the stability of the roadbed.
Shiploads of sleepers and rails were quickly put in place. Rail cars on the paved track are also used to transport and lay the tracks to both ends.
These tens of thousands of workers work in two eight-hour shifts. The 6.6-kilometer Imperial City North Street was laid out in ten days.
Immediately, the demolition, widening and road construction projects of the two north-south streets of Dongdan and Xidan and the middle section of Liangguang Road began. and work such as building sewer facilities.
After the construction of the northern line is completed. The number of railway construction workers has reached 30,000. These people work in divided sections on the three lines at the same time, working in shifts for 16 hours a day.
The commander-in-chief of the project has been replaced by Song Yingxing. After all, the demolition project in the capital is huge and the affairs are complicated, so Yang Fan is worried about leaving it to others. Anyway, now that the dam side is on track, there is no need for Song Yingxing to keep an eye on it. Just have the paperwork sent to him every day.
The two north-south streets, Dongdan and Xidan, are relatively prosperous streets. Demolition is difficult. This part involves a lot of energy.
In order to ensure the progress of the project, Song Yingxing proposed to lay tracks on existing streets first. Then there is a plan to gradually demolish the houses on both sides and widen the road.
After careful consideration, Yang Fan also believed that this was the fastest way.
Because the train is opened to traffic first, it will also facilitate the transportation of construction materials and personnel. The demolition on both sides can be relatively slowed down and carried out gradually. After all, demolition is too hasty, which can easily cause chaos and bring trouble to the project.
Entering December, the small train finally arrived.
Tracks were installed on the flat-plated canyon, and the small train stopped on the track on the hull deck after lighting the fire. Tracks have also been installed on the pier to connect to the tracks on Huangcheng North Street.
With the careful operation of everyone, the track of the ship was docked with the track of the dock, and then fixed.
The small train then drove directly from the flat boat to the urban railway ring line. After the small train entered the track, this pier track was also retained. In the future, you can also use
use. After all, train locomotives will be added and replaced in the future, and various carriages will also need to be disembarked from here.
On the third day of December, the small train was put into trial operation. Rail Transit is a listed company. Although businessmen did not dare to buy, most of them were bought by nobles. However, it does not prevent everyone from knowing that they are the company that operates the small trains.
The rail bus and small train trial runs were announced on the exchange three days in advance, and the stock price rose slightly that day. Soon, the news spread throughout the city.
On this day, the North Street of the Imperial City was crowded with people watching the excitement. They had seen steam cars before. The kind of monster that emits white smoke and can walk without animal power.
During this time, Xiao Niangpi, Lin Yueru, Yao Guang, and Chen Xi drove around a lot. The citizens have become accustomed to this. The people of the Ming Dynasty are far from the numb and superstitious people of the Qing Dynasty. Their ability to accept new things is very strong.
They were more surprised when steam engines began to appear. But after seeing it a lot, I don’t think there’s anything difficult to understand. Isn't it just like those mills driven by water conservancy, water hammers, and other things that are powered by steam?
After seeing the steam car, now there is a small train running on the rails, so naturally I want to come and take a look at the excitement.
Early in the morning, Yang Fan brought his wives to cut the clothes himself. The small train carries a passenger car. Parked quietly on the rails.
The people who were watching all exclaimed that the two-meter-wide train was really mini.
But in the eyes of the people of this era, it is already very huge. The train, which was repainted in black and red, looks very beautiful.
As the whistle blew, under the control of the newly trained train driver, the small train began to move at a slow speed.
The crowd suddenly became commotion. This big guy can really walk.
Many people began to follow the train. But soon the train began to speed up. The crowd started running after him. But as the speed increased, they soon couldn't keep up.
The speed of the small train can reach 25 kilometers to 35 kilometers per hour. To prevent traffic accidents. The speed of the small train is controlled at about fifteen kilometers. It was about the same speed as the tram in Shanghai in later generations.
There are circular railway tracks at the east and west ends of the small train line, which can be turned around. After several test runs with his wife, Chen Xi, and engineers, Yang Fan announced that the number of passenger car compartments would be increased to ten. Then, citizens will be allowed to ride for free.
The crowd suddenly burst into joy. They all applied to get on the bus. For safety reasons, there are personnel guarding each car door to prevent anyone from getting out of the car and getting injured. The number of people allowed to get on the bus is determined based on the load and capacity.
Yang Fan, Xiao Niangpi, and Lin Yueru stood excitedly on the platform of the station, watching the small train running back and forth on this single line.
"Master, this car is really good, but it emits black smoke and is a bit noisy. The steam also makes the road foggy," Lin Yueru said.
"Running trains in the city is a stop-gap measure. In the future, when the electric motor matures, it will be replaced by a tram. That kind of car is called a tram. There is no sound when running, only a ding-dong sound to alert pedestrians. And it is a single section, every time There's one every few minutes. It's better than this."
The little girl is very playful and interested in all new things. She said longingly: "Master, the little train has been put in the capital. The first tram in the future must be put in our new city."
"Don't worry, our new city will be bigger and better than the capital in the future." Yang Fan said with confidence.
Not anymore today.
A large amount of building materials are transported from the waterway like flowing water. Building roads requires a lot of cement and sand. A concrete mixing plant is also required. At this time, the east and west ends of Huangcheng North Street came in handy. A large amount of mixed concrete is transported to where it is needed using laid tracks.
