Midnight in the early hours of the morning
Five fingers are not visible
The reporter boarded one
Mystery train
The whole car has 8 cars, just one passenger
Open 12306 and there is no such car
At this time
The car drove off
The lights went out
……
What kind of story is this?
This is actually a "thunder car"
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What is a "thunder car"? Explore your way...
Before you take the high-speed train safely every time, someone has already explored the way in advance. They went on the road before the start of the high-speed rail to check whether the equipment and lines met the conditions for opening. This high-speed railway that does not carry passengers is called a mobile inspection car, commonly known as a "thunder car". Since the completion and operation of the Harbin High-speed Railway in 2012, the "Thunder Car" has begun to explore the way.
The Harbin high-speed railway "wadeched" started
The Harbin-Dalian high-speed railway is currently a high-speed railway with the highest design and construction standards in the northernmost cold areas of China, and it is also the world's first high-speed railway to cross the alpine seasonal permafrost area. Compared with other regions, the Harbin high-speed rail should "wear mink", that is, increase the cold and snow treatment, and can adapt to the huge temperature difference of -40 °C to 40 °C.
The on-board mechanic conducts a safety patrol on the train
Every year during the Spring Festival, it is the time of extreme cold and snow in the local area, which brings greater tests to the safety of driving and the quality of personnel. As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox approaches, the "Path Exploration Heavenly Regiment" is even more nervous, and three people, the ground mechanic, the mechanic with the car, and the driver of the train, form a group to fight.
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Ground Mechanic: Do a full-body SPA for the train
At 12:00 midnight, the reporter arrived at the Harbin Railway Train Section, which was the only passenger on the DJ5078 train that day, from Harbin to Changchun, and the DJ was the abbreviation of "moving inspection".
In the EMU maintenance depot, high-speed rails are parked on the tracks. Walking into the ditch, you can touch the "belly" of the train with your hand, and walk up to the second-floor platform to touch the "back" of the train.
The ground mechanic works, and he can touch the "belly" of the train with his hand raised.
Leo is a ground mechanic at the Harbin EMU and has to make a "full body SPA" for the EMU every night. At 1 a.m., he used a flashlight to check the parts of the train again, up and down, left and right, inside and out, his eyes were sharp as a torch, and his movements were as agile as an ape. In the end, it was confirmed that the body was not damaged, cracked, loose and other phenomena.
Leo, a ground mechanic, inspects the parts of the moving train
7 years of Spring Festival, day and night, few people know his work. "Silence and greatness, this is my definition of motion inspection work." Leo said: "We are not guarding the peace of one or two people, but the peace of millions and millions of people, and it doesn't matter if they don't know." ”
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Vehicle Mechanic: The "Wingman" of the EMU Driver
At 2:10 a.m., Ma Wenquan arrived at the duty room and skillfully completed the preparations for temperature measurement, registration, and collection of spare parts. As the mechanic of the EMU, he is the "successor" of the ground mechanic and the "wingman" of the EMU driver.
Ma Wenquan, the mechanic accompanying the car, registered in the duty room
Marvin Quan sat in the cab and tried out the various gears of the wipers. He said: "If there are flying insects and snow blocks hitting the windshield, it will affect the driver's line of sight, and this ring is very important." ”
Ma Wenquan, the mechanic accompanying the car, inspects the body
In addition to doing a second inspection for the whole car, his work focuses on the safety patrol with the car and the linkage operation with the driver. Winter "thunder" makes him more careful: "For example, if there is snow hitting the car body during operation, you must ask the driver to slow down at the first time." ”
Ma Wenquan, the mechanic accompanying the train, made a safety patrol on the train
This is the eighth Spring Festival he has experienced, and he said that in the past two years, the passenger flow has decreased significantly because of the epidemic. However, as long as there is a passenger on the bus, the "thunder car" must take a trip in advance for him.
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Train driver: Look at the six ways and listen to the eight directions
At 4:39 a.m., the high-speed train after passing the "physical examination" was officially started. "DJ5078 times, the personnel have arrived, and the driving conditions are available." Wang Junping, the driver of the EMU of the Harbin Sankeshu locomotive section, put down the intercom and began to concentrate on "thunder" with full attention.
EMU driver Wang Junping is driving
The night outside the windshield changes rapidly, and during the 4-hour trip, Wang Junping maintains the intercom process and performs standard operations, just like a clockwork machine that keeps turning.
Wang Junping, the driver of the train, reported on the situation through the lecture
Arriving in Changchun at about 6 o'clock, Wang Junping trotted all the way to the other end of the train to change ends. At 8:45, the train returned to Harbin, and the trip was "mine-free".
The driver of the "thunder car" is handed over to the driver of the main shuttle bus
Stepping out of the cab, the driver Wang Junping's spirit relaxed slightly, he said: "'Thunder' sounds scary, but there are still very few risks." But this is also the 'game of the brave', if there is a real risk is unimaginable, so it is more necessary to look at the six roads, listen to the eight directions, only my trip is correct, in order to ensure the safety of the passengers in the back car. ”
The G1202 train is about to start regular operations
Night and dawn alternate, the "thunder car" and the main shuttle handover, the Spring Festival crowd began to surge. People embarked on a safe return, and no one mentioned the story of the "thunder car".
Passengers wear protective clothing to ride the high-speed rail
On the night of the reunion of ten thousand families, the "thunder car" is about to start the night of jinyi, "We are also used to the New Year in the car, and we are very happy to be able to send passengers home for a reunion." ”
The "Thunderbolts" set off again
Source: China News Service (CNS1952)
Source: New Evening News