Ride my beloved bicycle♪
My boss no longer has to worry about me being stuck in traffic♪
....
Li Aiguo hummed a tune and pedaled his feet into a hot wheel.
The tandem bicycle, in this era that does not belong to it, raced along the spacious concrete floor.
In the blink of an eye, Li Aiguo arrived at the maintenance section.
In the dormitory, I changed into a gas-pack suit, held a morning meeting, carried out ideological education, chanted slogans, and determined the driving route.
Time flies to nine o'clock in the morning, and the morning fog gradually dissipates.
Li Aiguo followed his master Cao Wenzhi and the crew to start preparations before departure.
Stand on the field.
White clouds of smoke rose above the rows of steam locomotives.
It's like someone's steamed bun pot is opened, and the lid is lifted, but the white steamed buns can't be seen.
The 131 locomotive has completed the coal and water supply and is parked quietly on the railway track, which is really majestic and majestic.
As a train driver, you should act like a train driver.
Li Aiguo didn't wait for Cao Wenzhi to explain, then climbed into the cab and did a safety inspection.
After making sure that there are no problems with the oil pump, oil tank, water pump, and motor...
Then he opened the car door and shouted loudly: "Master Cao, Master Zheng, you can get in the car."
Cao Wenzhi looked at his watch: "This guy checked for ten minutes, but it was slow enough."
Master Zheng, the stoker who was not good at talking, remained silent as always.
"It's better to go slow. The train needs to be fast, so we have to go slow. If it goes too fast, something will happen sooner or later." said the co-driver Liu Qingquan.
Cao Wenzhi stopped and said, "Old Liu, do you think this guy is good?"
"It's a mule or a horse, just pull it out and run around. You'll figure it out after you finish this ride," Liu Qingquan said.
behind.
Master Zheng clicked the pot of his pipe and exhaled a cloud of white mist: "I don't understand, what's so good about the train to Moscow? Why do you insist on taking that train, Old Cao?"
"You don't understand. It's my dream as a train driver to be able to drive our own big train and travel abroad."
Cao Wenzhi put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance, with locomotives reflected in his black pupils.
....
last year.
The Big Brother family transferred one thousand ΦД large steam locomotives to the country at a low price.
Domestically, it was named [Friendly] steam locomotive (later named [Anti-repair]).
Because the "friendly" steam locomotive has the advantages of high horsepower and strong reliability, it is arranged on the key Beijing-Tianjin line.
[Friendly] Steam locomotives share a common feature with other Soviet-made equipment, that is, they are resistant to rough manufacturing.
Inside the motorcycle, everything as far as the eye can see is made of metal, even the seats are no exception.
The seat was made of several steel pipes welded together, but it was covered with a thick sheepskin mattress.
It was summer, and the train building was steaming with heat.
Li Aiguo sat on it and felt his butt burn a little.
It's just that he doesn't care about that anymore.
Because the clock on the dashboard was ticking.
Press off the clock.
Li Aiguo shouted: "Master Zheng, light the fire!"
"Light the fire!"
Master Zheng, who had been standing in front of the stove with a shovel, shouted.
He stepped on the stove cover, scooped up a shovelful of coal and threw it in. The flames in the furnace burst into flames.
The front of the car suddenly filled with smoke, and the immortal cultivation mode was turned on.
The air pressure began to rise little by little.
After checking all the instrument panels, Li Aiguo stared at the air pressure gauge.
If this thing exceeds the critical value and the safety valve is not opened in time, the boiler will explode.
It can be said that the lives of several people in the driver's building are all in the hands of the driver.
Seeing the pointer on the air pressure gauge reaching a critical value, Li Aiguo turned to look at the co-driver Liu Qingquan.
"Comrade co-driver, look out!"
"receive!"
Liu Qingquan pulled open the car window and leaned out to look out.
Because the cab of the steam engine is located behind the steam locomotive.
Sitting in the driver's seat, you can't see what's ahead at all.
Basically in a "blind opening" state.
The driver needs the co-pilot to lean out and look out, report the situation outside at any time, and control the steam locomotive.
"Report to the driver, everything is normal outside!"
Sound the whistle, relieve, push the handle forward, loosen the small brake, and pull the steam valve.
The whistle outlet installed on the top of the boiler sprays high-pressure airflow into the tube whistle cavity, causing strong vibrations and a deafening whistle sound.
The steam locomotive moved slowly like a giant dragon, exited the locomotive depot line, and braked steadily on the fourth track.
A dispatcher who had been waiting by the track for a long time ran over and handed over a dispatch form.
"The 131st locomotive transferred from three lanes to 16 lanes to perform one-hook and hook-up marshalling operations."
Li Aiguo took the dispatch form, checked it carefully, signed it, and handed it back.
Then, under the guidance of the dispatcher, drive out of station lane 4, brake four or five meters in front of the #2 switch, and wait for the switchman to complete the work.
The train does not have a steering wheel and does not have the ability to turn.
If you want to change the direction of the train, you can only rely on the switchman to change the switches.
Wait for the dispatcher to instruct the switchman to open the 2# and 6# switches.
The co-driver Liu Qingquan sent the signal again, and then Li Aiguo drove the steam locomotive to lane 16.
A group of 20 green carriages has been waiting on the platform for a long time.
The dispatcher sent a hang-up signal.
The co-driver Liu Qingquan’s expression became serious: “Report to the driver and ask for reverse coupling.”
The reverse coupling is to drive the steam engine head backwards and connect it with the carriage group.
In this process, the train driver is required to have quick eyesight and quick hands to be able to stop accurately and accurately.
Otherwise, the connection valve and other equipment may be damaged at least, and in more severe cases, casualties may occur.
Because the train driver cannot see what's going on outside.
Steam locomotives do not have rear view mirrors or reversing radar. They can only judge when to slow down based on the distance provided by the co-pilot.
Therefore, the difficulty of this assignment can be imagined.
Even Liu Qingquan, a co-driver who has been working for decades, is not sure that he will be in place.
He couldn't help but feel worried. While observing the situation outside, he turned to pay attention to Li Aiguo's operations.
I saw that Li Aiguo was calm and unhurried.
Hold the brake handle with one hand and the valve with the other hand, and operate them alternately from time to time.
Like a veteran driver of decades.
With Li Aiguo's skillful operation, the steam locomotive slid backwards gently.
The distance to the train is getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer.
After crossing the warning line, Liu Qingquan began to count down: "150 meters, 100 meters...10 meters...5 meters..."
The dull and continuous crashing sound of the train----hanging up.
In the camper van.
Cao Wenzhi, who was lying on the bunk to rest, opened his eyes and said to his co-driver: "How about it, Lao Wang, I'll tell you this guy has two brushes."
The co-driver clapped his thigh and laughed: "Old Cao, with this guy, we might be able to compete with Zhang Dache from the main section for the line to Moscow."
"Of course, it's an honor for every one of us on the train to get on the train to Moscow." Cao Wenzhi looked serious.
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