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Li Ming quickly signed his name at the bottom of the dispatch form.

After waiting for the shunting personnel to give the command to the line wrench to open the crossing, he instructed co-pilot Zhou Zhiguo to take charge of the lookout mission ahead.

Then he pressed the whistle gently and pulled the valve decisively.

The dark blue locomotive, like a mysterious creature from a faraway land, sped along the dark track.

Given the tight schedule, Engineer Liu Huaquan had no time to save coal. He used the shovel to fill it with as much coal as possible each time, and the fire in the furnace was so strong that it almost overflowed with smoke.

The pressure on the pressure gauge almost exceeded the maximum limit, and the speed of the machine rapidly increased to the upper limit of the maximum speed, which is 85 km/h.

If the distance traveled is calculated at this speed, it would take only 40 minutes to reach the location where the coal train broke down.

The mission was successfully completed, and Li Ming felt much more relaxed.

While checking the real-time data displayed on the instrument, he chatted with Liu Huaquan.

"Is there any coal left?" Noticing that there was not much coal left in the fuel tank, he stood up and walked aside.

Then he turned around and said, "Let me help fill the coal tank. The fuel is low."

The name "coal-water car" means that this car is loaded with coal and may carry some water resources. It is an important material depot for train power.

Usually, there is a fixed location at the rear of the train to store this critical material to meet power supply needs.

For small steam locomotives, there is no special "coal car", so all the fuel needs to be stored in a relatively closed space in the car body, such as the luggage room, or directly placed in the cavity inside the cab. For heavier models such as the "Soviet FD" steam engine, the "coal car" is an integral part.

Lao Liu pulled out a bundle of master keys and opened the door of the "coal and water workshop". For a moment, his entire movement seemed to freeze. He stood there in a daze, not knowing why he was so silent and surprised.

"What's going on?" Co-pilot Wang Jianguo noticed something was wrong and stood up to ask.

He just said something like, "There is something inside this place."

At this time, Li Ming's expression also fell into confusion.

"What on earth happened?" he asked himself.

Is it a hare hiding in a box, a large piece of equipment, or perhaps an unknown new species? The possibilities are endless.

He glanced at the dashboard data on the monitoring screen, saw that everything was stable and normal, and was about to go forward to investigate **.

At this time, a young worker with coal dust all over his face came out of the car, rubbing his eyes.

There was still saliva at the corners of his mouth, and the saliva and coal ash mixed together to form stains.

Damn, he turned out to be Zhang Liming. Li Ming looked at him carefully and couldn't help but gasp.

Yan Jiecheng raised his hands and yawned loudly. Suddenly he realized that something was wrong. His face darkened and he looked around.

Suddenly there was a cry of grief.

“Where the hell is this place?!”

Li Aiguo noticed something unusual.

He looked at Master Zheng: "Master Zheng, hurry to the water tanker."

Master Zheng came to his senses and ran towards the water tanker without waiting for him to finish.

A few minutes later, when he rushed out of the water tanker again, Master Zheng's face looked extremely panicked.

"Comrade driving, there is no coal in the car"

Sound the alarm!

It was like a huge roar, rumbling off the inside of a train engine.

Everyone's thoughts were completely stopped at this moment, like a sculpture frozen in time.

The train engine is powered by coal. If the coal runs out, won't it be unable to reach its destination?

Li Aiguo stared at Yan Jiecheng: "Yan Jiecheng, what's the problem?"

"Brother Aiguo, I am also confused." Yan Jiecheng looked confused and rubbed his messy hair with his hands covered with coal dust: "The workshop plan is like this, our coal handling team should have put coal on this car. I am a little tired.

Now the words spoken in this hazy state seem a little confusing.

But Li Aiguo was still able to understand the core message.

The train is currently on the platform, waiting to be loaded with coal and water.

Yan Jiecheng had just transported several tons of coal and was exhausted. He hoped to find a gap to take a short rest.

Unfortunately, the sweltering conditions combined with the empty location at the station meant he chose this train to escape.

Lord Alabaster, the following chapters will be even more fascinating, please continue to turn the pages to gain a deeper understanding of the development of events!

A train that was originally waiting to be refueled with coal turned out to be an emergency aid train.

Then, Li Aiguo frowned and thought, wondering why the dispatch office made such a low-level mistake. However, the most important thing at the moment was not accountability.

It would be extremely embarrassing if the rescue train got stuck in the middle of the journey.

Further key points:

That is, the steam engine must have a continuous supply of fuel. If the train engine cools down, it will constitute a major safety accident.

Even if the reason is unknown, once it is known by the team managers, they will definitely be criticized and blamed.

Master Zheng and the co-pilot Liu Qingquan also looked unhappy. Although they belonged to a professional team responsible for vehicle maintenance, they had never encountered such a situation and had maintained strict and routine operating procedures for a long time.

"Comrade deputy driver, this is all the coal we have left." Old Zheng pointed at the coal lumps scattered in the coal trough, feeling a little worried.

Li Aiguo took a deep breath, trying to calm down, and then asked: "Comrade co-driver, how far are we from the nearest station now?"

“Co-pilot!”

Li Aiguo shouted twice, which made Liu Qingquan come back to his senses and return to his post. He took out a list of stations from the hanging place, counted the place names one by one, and then stood up and reported: "Report to the deputy driver, the nearest station is Damen Station, which is about ten kilometers away."

Li Aiguo checked the data he had calculated once again, and finally sighed helplessly. The remaining coal was only enough to barely sustain the area near the gate station, and it was not enough to support the distance for vehicles to run to that station.

The situation has come to this, and there is no other way. The only option is to hold on as long as possible to extend the driving time.

"Please reduce the amount of coal to the most basic level immediately and make sure not to waste any coal."

"Yes, sir!" Lao Zheng hurriedly shook the coal shovel that was about to be added to the chimney a few times, reducing the amount of coal to half a shovel.

Li Aiguo turned his gaze towards Yan Jiecheng and said, "Yan Jiecheng, there may be some unburned coal left at the bottom of the coal tanker. Please move it out."

It is naturally Yan Jiecheng's job to be responsible for moving coal.

However, there were some problems here because they lacked proper handling equipment.

"Brother Aiguo, I didn't bring my shoulder pole and coal basket with me." Yan Jiecheng said cautiously.

After seeing Li Aiguo staring at him, he couldn't help but take a step back and clasped his arms across his chest.

"Does Brother Aiguo want me to carry all this coal with my bare hands?"

Originally, Li Aiguo was probably thinking of using the top of his head, but after Yan Jieben’s suggestion, his eyes lit up.

The work clothes Yan Jiecheng wore had a prominent feature, which was that they were very strong and wear-resistant. If the cuffs of the clothes could be tied tightly to look like cloth pockets,

Li Aiguo looked at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Yan Jiecheng, facing this difficult situation, if you were a member of the locomotive depot, would you be willing to make an effort to overcome this obstacle and show your value?"

"I'm not afraid of putting in some effort, but I have to make it clear that this work suit was given to me by my father. If it gets worn out, he will definitely scold me."

"Don't worry about that. If it's really that damaged, I'll ask my superiors to buy you a new uniform."

Hearing this, Yan Jiecheng's eyes suddenly opened wide.

“Can you really do that?”

Li Aiguo asked him back: "How dare I lie to you?"

After receiving a positive reply, Yan Jiecheng finally decided to take action. He unbuttoned his uniform without hesitation, rolled up his sleeves and tied them tightly. He entered the truck loaded with the remaining coal, took out the last bit of coal, and used the tied clothes as a simple carrying basket to efficiently and practically carry most of the remaining coal.

Although there was indeed not much coal left at the end, with their joint efforts, these resources were utilized to the maximum extent.

The speed of the fan blades gradually slowed down, and seeing that the battery power was less than one tenth left, Wang Minghua decided that he just had to make sure the fan hood did not shut down.

Later, the worker Master Wang understood that if the furnace stopped working, it would not be easy to restart it. Following Wang Minghua's instructions, he would add a shovel of coal from time to time.

Soon you'll see the fan speed approach a standstill, as smooth as a car idling.

Zhou Mingshan took out a pack of cigarettes, lit it with his shaking hands, and took a few deep breaths: "Master, what should we do in this situation?"

As he imagined, the best way now might be to send people along the power lines for a few kilometers, contact the power station in Chengmen Town, and ask the power station to send a spare engine vehicle.

In this way, these engineers and generator operators will become famous in the power station.

It is embarrassing for people, especially in this society, to help others while also leaving themselves stranded on the road.

The public during this period was full of perseverance and would rather endure hardship than give in.

Wang Minghua naturally did not dare to make a mistake in this regard. Holding the timetable in his hand, he frowned and said, "Old Zhou, let me recall that there is a small factory next to Chengmen Town. Why is there no mark on the timetable?

"There is indeed a small plant, with no official name, which is mainly used for coal conversion and sometimes also to replenish coal for passing trains.

This table is used for passenger fields and does not contain information about them."

Wang Minghua was deeply impressed by this record sheet.

If I hadn't been working along the railway line over the past few years, I might not have noticed the existence of this small factory.