Guangzhou Railway Changsha power supply section passenger train: "old brothers" two new posts in the Spring Festival

People's Daily Changsha, January 31 -- In the cold winter month, no matter how heavy the luggage is, it cannot hold the thoughts of the family for a year. Thousands of miles of trekking, although no matter how hard, can not stop the pace of travelers going home for the New Year. In order to make the way home safer and more comfortable for passengers, many positions have made arduous efforts. Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong, the tea workers and "old brothers" on the Spring Festival Passenger Train, are such a pair of "railway people" who pay silently.

"Old brothers" Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong are both material workers in the materials department of the Changsha power supply section of Guangzhou Railway Group. "Older brother" Tan Jian is 55 years old, and "younger brother" Liang Zhirong is 54 years old. Usually the two work in the same department, both colleagues and friends, the two are often inseparable, and are affectionately called "old brothers" by colleagues.

In this year's Spring Festival, the Changsha power supply section of the Guangzhou Railway will dispatch 230 cadres and workers to support the Spring Festival passenger duty, and the materials department will dispatch 5 people to participate in the Spring Festival. So after systematic training and study before the Spring Festival, the "old brothers" successfully obtained the Spring Festival Guest Induction Certificate.

"Brother Tan, Brother Liang, there is something I want to discuss with you, this time our group has two positions of tea workers, and people who know how to burn boilers need to be competent." Before the ride, the captain Nie Zhide found the two people to ask for advice. Because the bottom of the car used by the Spring Festival Passenger on duty this time does not have air conditioning, the heating of the carriage and the supply of boiling water must rely on the supply of the boiler, and the other personnel who run this trip have not burned the boiler before, I heard that the "old brothers" worked in the dining car when they were supported by the Spring Festival before, and they would burn the boiler, so Nie Zhide came to them to discuss, but burning the boiler is a hard job, and Nie Zhide did not know whether they would agree. "Leader-in-waiting, you can rest assured that our brothers will guarantee the completion of the task!" Knowing Nie Zhide's intentions, Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong happily agreed.

Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong's Spring Festival duty train is K6618/K6620 times, the passenger train traffic is a bit complicated, to Changsha, Hengyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yueyang several cities to run back and forth, a trip down takes 5 days and 4 nights. The position of tea man is responsible for both burning the boiler and the timely delivery of boiling water to the insulation buckets of each carriage.

There are two boilers in the whole train, and on average, one furnace of water is boiled every 20-25 minutes, and one furnace of water can manage the water of 2 cars, and it takes about 4 hours to fill the insulated buckets of 18 cars at a time. A pot of water is about 100 pounds, divided into 2 pots and sent to each car by trolley. There are 18 cars in total, and although the weight of 100 pounds may not be much for a young man, it is still a bit difficult for these two old brothers in their fifties.

"A full pot of water is about 50 pounds, and it is good to move it to the car separately." When it comes to sending water, "brother" Tan Jian is a little shy. "Younger brother" Liang Zhirong is very happy to talk about his experience of burning boilers: every time he gets on the car, he starts working from zero o'clock, coal is not easy to ignite, he has no experience at the beginning, and the first time he makes a fire, he is busy for a while before he lights the stove, making his mouth full of black soot, and the mask does not work.

"Old Tan, every time we push this cart to send boiling water, there are always some passengers running around, and if you don't pay attention, you may be burned, and you have to think of a way to do it!" 」 Old brothers" Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong can not only endure hardships, but also be good at using their brains. In order not to let the hot water burn the passengers during the transportation process, they deliberately installed a small bell on the trolley to remind the passengers to avoid it in time. From the tea stove room to the insulated barrel of the carriage, you can always see the figure of the "old brothers" Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong who are constantly shuttling. Despite the low temperatures in winter, they were often covered in sweat and their underwear was soaked.

"Although the tea crew is tired, it is a special satisfaction to see the scene of passengers queuing up to open the water!" The "old brothers" Tan Jian and Liang Zhirong felt a special sense of accomplishment in the new position of "tea man" on the train. (Chen Mei, Hou Jianqiang)