There was silence in the conference room of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
The first person to speak was Liu Qingsong, director of the rescue office.
"Driver Li, what is this derailer of yours?"
Hearing this, Li Aiguo finally understood why the comrades in the conference room were so surprised.
It turns out that in these years, the rescue 'artifact' of the derailer has not yet appeared.
Section Chief Xing said: "We don't have anything like this in the maintenance section."
"We can make it ourselves."
Li Aiguo smiled and said: "The structure of the derailer is very simple, look at it."
Duan Chang Xing asked Huang Shuxian to get a pen and paper, and Li Aiguo drew the design of the derailleur on the paper.
The derailer is actually two steel components with a very simple structure.
Li Aiguo once drew the sandbag design drawing with freehand, and soon drew the drawing of the derailer.
Xing Duan frowned when he realized that the structure was so simple: "Why does this thing look like a horseshoe? Is it useful?"
Liu Qingsong, who looked indignant just now, looked at the drawings, but his expression became serious.
He couldn't help but pick up the drawing, stared at the design with his eyes, and muttered in his mouth.
After a moment, he slammed the table.
The old rescuer looked excited: "This thing is absolutely amazing!"
As the train rescue captain, Liu Qingsong went through it in his mind and instantly realized the feasibility of using a derailer for rescue.
Liu Qingsong felt aggrieved when he remembered how much effort they had put into rescuing the train.
If this thing had been available, the train rescue team wouldn't be in such a dilemma.
"Comrade Patriot, how did you come up with this thing?"
"Isn't this a natural thing? If a train wheel falls off the rails, you only need to put something on it and pull the wheel out." Li Aiguo said matter-of-factly.
Liu Qingsong: "."
Of course, Li Aiguo did not underestimate the comrades of the rescue team.
A seemingly simple tool like a derailer.
In fact, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of working people at work.
It takes decades or even hundreds of years to sum it up through labor.
It's almost like the first stone tool in human history.
There are stones everywhere on the earth, and the principle of stone tools is also very simple.
But it took hundreds of thousands of years for humans to pick up stone tools.
Technological breakthroughs require years of accumulation.
Because of the emergence of the derailer, Liu Qingsong, who was originally annoyed at being robbed of the limelight, now looked at Li Aiguo as if he were a brother.
"Chief Duan, the rescue plan of the patriotic brothers is simpler and easier to implement. Our rescue team agrees!"
Liu Qingsong is an expert in train rescue at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
The words of experts are always authoritative.
Duan Chang Xing decided to use a derailer rescue method.
Because train 131 was temporarily unable to move, Li Aiguo was also recruited into the rescue convoy.
He has long been accustomed to being called up at short notice.
We are like a brick, we can move it wherever it is needed.
There is not much intrigue among comrades in these days.
Especially Liu Qingsong himself is a worker, not the kind of leader who sits in an office.
After a while, Liu Qingsong and Li Aiguo became brothers.
As soon as the rescue team was established, they helped Li Aiguo light a cigarette and asked: "Comrade Patriot, what do you think about this rescue?"
Li Aiguo said slowly: "Brother Liu, because train 352 carries eleven carriages, we need two high-power locomotives for this rescue."
"A powerful locomotive"
The workshop director of the freight workshop raised his hand and said: "The [Patriot] equipped with the patriotic unloading system is the most powerful locomotive produced in China.
Although the maximum horsepower is not as good as the Soviet Revival, the sustained power output and stability are far better than the Soviet Revival.
The second locomotive can choose 'No. 81'. "
The Patriot is the coal train that Li Aiguo originally modified to verify the dump rollover system.
After the coal train officially belonged to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, Li Aiguo gave it a resounding name, called "Patriot".
The employees and leaders in the locomotive depot all thought this name was great.
[No. 81] is the first domestically produced locomotive.
It ended the history of China being unable to manufacture motorcycles on its own.
After getting off the line, he rushed to the northern front line to make contributions to the final victory in fighting against the Ugly Japanese and defending the country.
Although the horsepower of [August 1st] is not as good as that of [Patriot], it is better in terms of quality.
In all these years, I have never given up my choice due to internal mechanical failure.
More suitable for carrying out rescue missions.
"It's the [Patriot] and the Bayi!"
Duan Chang Xing made the final decision and sent people to add coal and water to the Patriot immediately.
Li Aiguo continued: "The most important derailer must also be produced immediately."
The task of making derailers was given to the maintenance workshop.
The derailer has a simple structure, and it only took less than twenty minutes to make it with the joint work of the fitters and forgers.
Liu Qingsong held the two derailers as if they were babies, and ran to the station in a hurry.
At the same time, the rescue team members also gathered.
The rescue team members wore a variety of uniforms, including those from the maintenance workshop, freight workshop, maintenance workshop, and machinery workshop.
Li Aiguo even saw two dispatchers in the team.
Good guy, the rescue team these days is really good enough, and it's really hard for Liu Qingsong.
At the same time, the temporary road construction team in the public works workshop has also been assembled.
Because the construction of the temporary railway requires railway sleepers and a variety of heavy equipment, and considering that train 352 has been trapped for nearly ten hours, the passengers on the train need supplies of food and fresh water, so the rescue train needs to carry two freight cars.
There is a strange locomotive parked on the railway tracks at the station.
The locomotive in front is "No. 81", the locomotive in the rear is "Patriot", and two freight cars are mounted in the middle.
The reason for using double locomotives is that there is no way for the train to turn around on a single track.
When going to Zhangjiazhuang for rescue, [No. 81] served as the towing locomotive.
When the rescue officially begins and the ship returns to the capital, the Patriot will provide traction power.
This double-head design was common in later generations.
Many high-speed trains have double locomotives, but they are rare in this era of scarce supplies.
Some old locomotive depot workers almost dropped their eyes after seeing it.
Too luxurious!
These days, the tasks are bigger than ever.
The rescue of Train 352 is the most important task of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and almost the entire section is dispatched.
The chef in the cafeteria and his helpers loaded baskets of white flour steamed buns, jars of pickled radish strips, and buckets of fresh water into the carriage.
Comrades from the rescue office brought various wire ropes and hoists.
Coal bearers braved the pouring rain to load clean coal into the locomotive.
Yan Jiecheng was also among them.
While carrying the basket, he greeted Li Aiguo.
Since Li Aiguo talked to Minister Niu about Yan Jiecheng's beating, the Locomotive Depot Armed Forces Department and the Locomotive Depot Police Station have rectified the internal discipline of the locomotive depot.
Yan Jiecheng had not been beaten for three days. His expression was quite sullen, and he was jumping up and down while carrying the coal basket.
Li Aiguo waved to him, then turned to look at Cao Wenzhi: "Master, this time our master and apprentice are finally going to join forces to do something big."
"Damn, I didn't expect that my old Cao would one day take advantage of his apprentice." Cao Wenzhi's face was full of strange expressions such as pride, embarrassment, and shyness.
Because there are two locomotives, two driver teams are needed to participate in the rescue.
Li Aiguo recommended his master Cao Wenzhi without hesitation.
Duan Chang Xing and Captain Liu agreed immediately.
As the driver of the front train, you only need to drive the train to the rescue location, which is easier than running ordinary tasks.
But it can be counted as a special mission, and you can participate in the commendation ceremony at the end of the year.
Cao Wenzhi felt that he had taken advantage.
"We are called masters and apprentices going into battle!" Li Aiguo laughed twice.
With this effort, preparations for the rescue train were made.
Duan Chang Xing personally led the team and gathered the comrades involved in the rescue under the train.
It was raining heavily at this time.
The team members stood motionless in the storm wearing raincoats.
Duan Chang Xing took off his raincoat and hat, letting the heavy rain wet his hair and let the rain fall down his cheeks.
"Comrades, our train No. 352 derailed near Zhangjiazhuang and we are waiting for our rescue.
Do you have the confidence to carry forward the spirit of the train people and rescue them without fear of danger, life or death? "
"have!"
The rescue team members shouted in unison.
After Xing Duan Changxun finished speaking, he looked at Li Aiguo and motioned for Li Aiguo to also say a few words.
Li Aiguo raised his fist and waved it hard: "Train people, move forward!"
"Train people, move forward!" the rescue team members shouted loudly.
They feel that this slogan seems to be more interesting than those big principles.
The railway workers who were watching the excitement also shouted loudly.
"Train people, move forward!"
"Train people, move forward!"
"Train people, move forward!"
In the midst of high-pitched slogans.
The locomotive emitted black smoke and rushed along the black rails into the storm.
It takes away expectations and is about to bring hope.
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At this time, the atmosphere on train 352 was already a little tense.
The train has been parked in the wilderness for more than ten hours. The food carried by the passengers has long been eaten, and the boiling water supply has long been cut off.
Looking at the overwhelming rain outside the window, the hungry passengers began to feel irritable.
"Comrade passengers, we have notified the Beijing Locomotive Depot, and someone will be sent to rescue us soon."
"We also sent police officers to surrounding villages to ask for help."
Although the flight attendants suppressed their fatigue and explained from car to car, some thorns still jumped out.
Captain Zhou worked continuously for more than ten hours. As soon as he returned to the captain's office and sat down, the flight attendant came over and reported: "Captain, it's bad, some passengers in the second carriage are making trouble and asked us to put the food in the dining car." Give them food and boiled water.”
Hearing the news, Captain Zhou's heart skipped a beat.
After realizing that the train was trapped, Captain Zhou immediately ordered the dining car to be closed.
It’s not that I’m afraid of passengers rushing into the dining car to grab food.
But among the passengers of train 352, there are more than 200 adults and five pregnant women, and the food in the dining car will be given priority to them.
In order to avoid misunderstanding among some passengers, this matter was not announced to the public.
Now that someone is deliberately trying to do this, it might cause big trouble.
Captain Zhou knew that the carriage was like a powder keg, and any spark could detonate it.
"Let's go take a look."
When Captain Zhou led the conductor to Car 2, the young men had already climbed onto the small table.
Liu Xiaomei, the flight attendant in Car 2, was trying to persuade her.
"Comrade, it's not that we don't distribute food, but there are only dozens of kilograms of white flour left in the dining car, which should be reserved for the elderly and pregnant women."
Ma Xiaojun was wearing an old military uniform and squatting on the small table.
At this time, he was angry because he didn't eat chicken drumsticks. He looked at Liu Xiaomei coldly: "You are fooling me. I am from the grain station and I know very well what you are doing. You are afraid that you will be hungry, so you secretly hide the grain." Get up and want to eat by yourself.”
"It's really not like that." Liu Xiaomei knew that Ma Xiaojun was difficult to deal with, but could not intensify the conflict, so she could only explain hard.
Good people's concessions always lead to bad people's advancement.
The young people didn't listen to the explanation at all and started shouting: "Old people and pregnant women, that food must have gone into your own stomachs."
"Do you know who this man is? Brother Jun from the Wuliang Station in the west of the city."
"Do you know about the grain station? Who in the capital dares not to give Brother Jun some face."
These people were all wearing old military uniforms, old military caps, and armed belts around their waists.
In addition, these people claimed to be from the grain station, and Captain Zhou frowned slightly.
Grain stations are the most prosperous units these days, and residents have to go through them if they want to buy food.
Whether you can buy grain, whether you can buy new grain or old grain, are all decided by the people at the grain station.
In addition, those who can enter the grain station work have some foundation.
Therefore, these people have developed an arrogant and domineering temperament.
Ma Xiaojun saw that Liu Xiaomei was beautiful, his lustful eyes slid across Liu Xiaomei's chest, and he whistled a few frivolous whistles.
"Girls, the note is all right. I'm Ma Xiaojun from Wuliang Station. Can we give it to a friend?"
The group of young men chuckled and said, "If you follow Brother Jun, I guarantee you won't have to worry about food and drink."
Liu Xiaomei only joined the private crew this year. She had never seen such a scene before, and soon tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing Captain Zhou approaching, Liu Xiaomei hurriedly hid behind Captain Zhou, bit her lip and said, "Captain, these people are playing hooligans."
"Hey, you little girl, don't talk nonsense. Who is acting like a gangster? We just want to make friends with you."
Ma Xiaojun maintains a strong foundation and does not dare to bear the charge of being a hooligan.
The group of young people made a fuss again: "That's it, what happened to your locomotive depot? We are trapped here, we are so hungry, and you don't give us anything to eat. Do you want to starve us to death?"
Captain Zhou took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and explained with a smile: "Ahead."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ma Xiaojun.
"I'm not a bunch of idiots like this. I'm not that easy to fool. It's okay if you take out the food today. If you dare to push back, I'll smash your car!"
Ma Xiaojun also felt aggrieved.
He has worked in the grain port for so many years and holds "big power".
When the leader of any unit sees him, he is not allowed to nod and bow down and call him brother.
What's going on.
When I got on your train, I couldn't even put the chicken legs in my mouth.
This was the first time for Captain Zhou to see such a domineering person, and he was filled with anger.
Just considering the image of the railway and considering that serving the people, even if they are scolded, they have to smile.
"Comrade, you may have misunderstood, those grains are indeed"
Captain Zhou completely followed the "Crew Code" to persuade him, but the group of people didn't appreciate it at all.
Ma Xiaojun rolled up his sleeves and encouraged the passengers in the carriage to prepare for a big fight.
"Don't be deceived by these flight attendants. They enjoy hot food and drink spicy food. There is no way for you to starve."
Most passengers understood what Captain Zhou was doing, but some young people also started to make noises.
The carriage suddenly became a mess.
Just when Captain Zhou was about to call the police over to deal with it, a tall figure broke in from the front compartment door.
"Get out of my way!"
She roared violently, rushed over quickly, and kicked Ma Xiaojun in the stomach.
This person was none other than Zhang Dahua, who went to Zhangjiazhuang with Police Officer Zhang to report the news.
Zhang Dahua ran for dozens of miles in the wind and rain, shivering with cold, and was ready to report the situation to Captain Zhou when he came back.
But I learned from the water deliveryman that there was an accident in Car 2.
After they rushed over, they happened to hear Ma Xiaojun slandering the comrades on the flight crew.
For Zhang Dahua, the comrades in the private group are her brothers and sisters.
She has had a bad temper since she was a child and can't help it.
Driven by anger, this kick was extremely powerful.
In addition, the protective leather shoes were stained with mud. Ma Xiaojun was kicked down in the corridor, and his old military uniform was also stained with mud.
"I haven't had any steamed buns all day, how dare you keep chattering here!"
When Zhang Dahua thought of steamed buns, he became angry and kicked him again.
Ma Xiaojun had never seen such a fierce lesbian. He was so frightened that he crawled up, turned around and ran to the back of the carriage.
It wasn’t just the enthusiastic passenger who was secretly sticking out a foot.
Only a snapping sound was heard.
Ma Xiaojun fell on his back and fell hard.
Zhang Dahua rushed up quickly, grabbed Ma Xiaojun's collar, twisted his body, pointed it at his face, picked up a fist as big as a sandbag, and punched him twice.
One punch can make a black eye socket, two punches can make a panda.
Three punches
There is no third punch.
Blood stains appeared at the corner of Ma Xiaojun's mouth, and he looked like he was dying. Captain Zhou rushed up and stopped Zhang Dahua.
"Assistant driver Zhang, stop fighting. If you fight again, someone will die."
Captain Zhou was too impressed by Zhang Dahua.
This female driver who won third place in the driver skills competition has three major characteristics.
First, he has good lookout skills. He was praised by Master Gao when he first became the co-driver.
The second is to eat a lot. The traveling group ate in the dining car. Because they were family members, they only had to pay a meal ticket to eat as much as they wanted.
On the first day on the 352 train, Zhang Dahua taught Captain Zhou a lesson. He finished three portions of rice and ate five steamed buns by himself.
He almost single-handedly allowed the food truck to operate at a loss.
Finally, Captain Zhou had to stipulate that one meal ticket could only buy one meal.
Third, it is very powerful. The camping car of train No. 352 is renovated from an old carriage. The door lock is not easy to operate and often gets stuck.
When others encounter a door that is stuck, they will ask the operating captain who is good at unlocking to help.
This girl doesn't.
With a hard pull, the door handle came off.
From then on, he became known as the strongman who broke down the door.
The conductors on the train like to call Zhang Dahua when they encounter any heavy objects.
This girl is a real person, she doesn't have the airs of a train driver at all, and she happily comes forward to help every time.
Captain Zhou knew how powerful people like Ma Xiaojun were and didn't want Zhang Dahua to get into trouble.
However, Zhang Dahua was already furious at this time. He was grabbed by the arm and kicked Ma Xiaojun twice in the stomach.
"The workers at the grain station are amazing! Patriot said, it is the country's food, not yours. You are using your power to manipulate the people. What is the difference between you and those bullies before liberation?"
Captain Zhou knew that the word "patriotic" in Zhang Dahua's mouth was Li Aiguo, the driver of train 131.
The two were classmates. After Zhang Dahua became the co-driver, he often talked about "patriotism".
"Zhang Dahua, stop it!" Seeing Zhang Dahua making the matter bigger and bigger, Captain Zhou's face became serious and he pulled her aside.
Zhang Dahua finally calmed down.
Looking at Ma Xiaojun lying on the ground dying, she scratched her head in embarrassment: "Sister Zhou, have I gotten into trouble again?"
"You, you, when will you change your bad temper?"
Captain Zhou shook his head in annoyance, wondering how to cover up the matter.
In any case, it was Zhang Dahua who made the first move, and Ma Xiaojun was a well-founded person.
Captain Zhou knew that group of people very well.
He has little ability to do things, but he is good at causing harm to others.
I always like to put aside the facts.
After thinking about this, she straightened her face and said, "Zhang Dahua, you have completed your mission now and can go back and rest."
"Mission." Zhang Dahua was stunned and was about to say something.
Captain Zhou interrupted her: "It's my idea to teach Ma Xiaojun a lesson. Go back quickly."
"Hahaha, okay, you dare to beat a passenger, Zhang Dahua, right? You're going to be in big trouble this time."
At some point, Ma Xiaojun stood up with the help of the boys.
He sat on the chair and shook off his younger brother's hand: "What were you doing when you were beaten at the labor camp? You were hiding so far away. Do you still care about me, your big brother?"
"Brother Jun, we want to help, but that woman is too fierce." The younger brothers quickly smiled shyly.
Ma Xiaojun is their God of Wealth and must not be offended.
Ma Xiaojun also felt that he had been betrayed by his younger brothers and was a little embarrassed, so he simply stopped mentioning the matter.
He raised his sleeve and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pointed at Zhang Dahua, and said sadly: "Zhang Dahua, when you return to the capital, if the labor and management don't take off your skin, the labor and management will not be named Ma!"
Captain Zhou wanted to step forward to apologize, but Zhang Dahua stopped her and raised two fists: "Is your grandson looking for a fight?"
Ma Xiaojun: "."
He felt that it was too early to speak loudly.
Captain Zhou knew that this matter was not over yet, but there was nothing he could do now.
While asking the flight attendant to reassure the passengers, he asked Zhang Dahua about his trip to the railway station.
When he learned that the Qianmen locomotive depot had been contacted and a rescue train was immediately dispatched, Captain Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief.
She patted Zhang Dahua on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Dahua. If Ma Xiaojun finds trouble, I will take all our flight attendants and sit in the section chief's office to support you."
The flight attendants learned the whole story and expressed their support for Zhang Dahua.
Zhang Dahua waved his hand: "Li Aiguo once said that a man should be responsible for one person's work."
Captain Zhou: "That does make sense. It's just that you are not a man."
Zhang Dahua: "."
Zhang Dahua looked up at the heavy rain outside the car window, feeling that he had been deceived by Li Aiguo.
The tension in the carriage eased after two hours.
After receiving calls for help, several nearby villages braved the pouring rain and sent dozens of villagers.
The villagers carried carrying poles and walked for seven or eight miles to deliver precious food.
Black steamed buns, boiled glutinous rice sticks, pickled vegetable dumplings.
(End of chapter)
