Chen Ping smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, our trains all have enough horsepower. Although they are not fast, they have enough pulling power."
This section of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway is different from the historical one. The railway designed by Zhan Tianyou is on the east bank of the Yongding River. Starting from Fengtai, it passes through Changping, Badaling, Juyongguan, Yanqing, Shacheng Town, Xiahuayuan, Xuanhua and other places to Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, with a total length of about 200 kilometers.
And Yang Fan considered that there would be several large-scale invasions of slaves in the future. Railroad tracks were very valuable in this day and age. This is made of good steel that is not available in this era.
Jiannu's eyes turned red when he saw it. Moreover, the narrow-gauge railway had short tracks and was light in weight, so the slaves could be transported away.
Unlike the heavy-duty railway rails of later generations, one meter weighs nearly 100 kilograms, a 50-meter rail weighs five tons, and even a 25-meter short rail weighs 2.5 tons. Jiannu could not move it with manpower.
So, for the safety of the railroad tracks. Yang Fan placed the route on the west bank of the Yongding River, where the water was turbulent in this era. In this era, the Yongding River was very wide and the water flow was huge. The flood season is even more amazing.
In this case, the railway will start from Changxindian instead, along the Yongding River Valley, through the Great Wall and the Yanshan Mountains. Arrive directly at Shacheng Town. Then pass through Huailai, Tumubao, Xiahuayuan, Xuanfu, and finally arrive at Zhangjiakou.
Yan Xiaoyi was wearing a major's military uniform, with short ear-length hair, and was carrying an interview backpack as she shuttled through various carriages. Now Yan Xiaoyi has been promoted and is no longer the female war reporter she was before. She is already the editor-in-chief of Metro Daily.
She graduated from a martial arts school, so she has a military status and has always had a military rank. Now he has been promoted to the rank of major.
"Mr. Fu, you are here too. You are the chief craftsman of the Xincheng Military Factory. Please share your thoughts on the new trains and the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. I will give you an exclusive interview." Yan Xiaoyi saw Fu Laoliu and Chang Zhu and a dozen other chief engineers were all in Car No. 7, smoking and chatting about the train, and said hurriedly.
"Oh! So it's you, girl. I heard that you have become the editor-in-chief. That's great. You are a serious cultural person." Fu Laoliu said with emotion on his face.
He watched these students grow up. When they were in school, they often visited the arsenal to learn about the industry.
"Of course I have to come and take a look at such a big thing. Usually when we build a machine tool and do casting, we feel that we are already great. This time it really opened our eyes. We assemble tens of thousands of parts, This train and locomotive is really awesome. It’s just a pity that we didn’t build it ourselves, but the master got it from overseas.”
"This train is so useful. One carriage can carry 40 tons. That's a lot of supplies. The best thing is that it can run around the clock. It's not like a horse-drawn carriage or an ox-cart, where you have to rest, sleep, eat, and pull. Wait. This is really a miracle like a steel bull and a horse."
The axle weight of narrow-gauge trains is limited to 15 tons, which means that the maximum weight of a 4-axle vehicle does not exceed 60 tons, and the maximum weight of a 6-axle vehicle does not exceed 90 tons. Yang Fan bought four-axle carriages with a maximum load capacity of 60 tons. Excluding its own weight of 15 tons, a truck carriage can carry up to 45 tons of cargo.
This cargo capacity, one carriage, is equivalent to six or seven caravans. And not only is it fast, but it can also run around the clock.
It really shocked everyone. There is such a means of transportation.
Master Changzhu continued: "I heard from the master that the current 762 track is considered a narrow gauge, and there is also a 1435 standard track. That one is even more powerful. The axle weight limit for standard gauge railways is 25 tons, and the maximum weight for 4-axle cars is 100 tons. , the load capacity is 80 tons; the common axle load is 23 tons, and the load capacity is 70 tons. (These are the maximum load capacity, and normally it will not carry so much cargo.) "
Yan Xiaoyi didn't expect that the train's transportation capacity was so powerful. Jing Jing was stunned for a moment. She quickly woke up and started recording with a pencil.
Fu Laoliu continued: "One train can transport all the materials needed by Dingyuanbo's Western Expedition for half a year. This is something we never dared to think about before. And it's very fast, although a horse-drawn carriage can also transport it. It ran to a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, but that was under light load. And the best horse could not last for two hours. For example
The railway was built to Guihua City and Jiuyuan City. The journey from Beijing to Jiuyuan City (Jiuyuan District, Baotou) is about 850 kilometers, and it only takes 34 hours to get there. Even including the parking time at stations along the way, 36 hours is enough to complete the journey. "
Yan Xiaoyi exclaimed, "It only took a day and a half to get there. If we used to use civilian laborers and ox carts or horse-drawn carriages, it would have taken a month."
Chang Zhu smiled and said: "Master said, if we build the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway from Beijing to Guangzhou, it will only take 100 hours, or a little more than four days, to cover 2,500 kilometers. It usually takes two or three months to walk. "
Fu Laoliu said with a smile: "The train is simply an epoch-making thing. I believe that the train will completely change the social status of our Ming Dynasty. The constant speed of 25 kilometers is terrifying, you can compare it with the accelerated speed of 600 kilometers. .”
Yan Xiaoyi immediately started doing mental calculations. In 24 hours, he continued to run 300 kilometers without changing horses. The speed is only 12.5 kilometers per hour. This is already the fastest transmission speed in the Ming Dynasty. It’s actually only half the size of a train.
Gosh! This is too scary.
Pulling so much and running so fast, it’s still day and night.
While Yan Xiaoyi was interviewing and compiling articles, Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were visiting and experiencing the sleeper carriage.
Chen Ping was introducing the ladies. "Madam, our track is 762 narrow gauge, so the size of our carriages is narrower than the standard rail carriages."
"The standard for standard track is that the height of passenger cars is 2.8 meters and the width is 3.3 meters. The common length is 24.4 meters. Freight trains are generally 15.5 meters long, 2.8 meters wide and 2.8 meters high. Our track is half as narrow, so the width of the carriages is also Be smaller."
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru heard Yang Fan say that standard track is the future direction of development, but they currently lack strength and have to use the 762 narrow gauge as a last resort.
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"Well, I heard the master said that if the standard track is used, the carriage is 3.3 meters wide, and a horizontal sleeper arrangement can be used, with three levels of sleepers. But the narrow gauge carriage we have is indeed not wide enough, only 2.2 meters wide. ." Xiao Niangpi said.
Chen Ping said: "Yes, so we can only arrange the sleepers in tandem. Our sleeper carriages are arranged longitudinally on the upper and lower floors. The width of the bed is 80 centimeters, and there are windows up and down. There is a fifty centimeter aisle between the two rows of longitudinal sleepers. . Overall, it’s quite narrow.”
Lin Yueru took a closer look and found that the sleeping berths had curtains that could be closed, so privacy was good. There is also a foldable small table for reading and eating. There is also a sofa back against the back wall, which you can lean on and half lie down on. It feels very comfortable at first glance.
Lin Yueru said: "Our carriage can accommodate 48 people, which is pretty good."
The train departs at noon and reaches Zhangjiakou City, a distance of 200 kilometers and takes eight hours. If you are tired, you can take a nap here, it feels pretty good.
