The train driver in the courtyard

In the conference room.

Minister Teng gave the staff a look.

The staff member took the materials and read out: "This document was issued by the Security Department of the Beijing City Bureau. It has the seal of the Security Department and the signature of the chief." He specifically pointed out that the materials were authentic and valid, proving their legality.

Then he continued reading: "On July 004, at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, the main locomotive No. 6023 and the double locomotive No. 6026 of freight train No. 5934 collided with the side of locomotive No. waiting to leave the depot while entering the depot.

The accident left two people injured and two trucks slightly damaged.

Cause of the accident: The original three dispatchers responsible for dispatching were reduced to two by the Office of Progress, and the triple safety law was simplified to one.

On July 0249, locomotive No. 1 of Qianmen Locomotive Depot derailed while passing through the No. switch of Fengtai Maintenance Point Locomotive Depot.

The accident caused three injuries and five carriages were slightly damaged.

Cause of the accident: The Progress Office cancelled the monthly routine track inspection, resulting in the failure to discover the broken sleeper in time.

On November 8, Ma Donghui, a track patrol worker at Xiaoshan Station of the Xiaoshan Line Workshop of Qianmen Locomotive Depot, was hit by a train advancing from the lead-out line to Track while he was performing grass cutting operations between the two lines at Xiaoshan Station.

The accident resulted in one person being injured and a lawn mower being severely damaged.

Cause of the accident: The Progress Office stationed in the Xiaoshan Line Workshop disregarded safety regulations and, in order to improve the efficiency of mowing operations, blindly instructed workers to work while a train was passing.

"

Although those leaders also knew that there had been many accidents in the Qianmen Locomotive Depot recently.

Those accidents are just numbers to them.

Now, the bloody cases in the report are like heavy hammers, hitting every leader's heart hard.

The conference room instantly fell into deathly silence, with only the staff's slightly trembling reading voices echoing in the air.

Minister Teng slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if trying to calm the waves in his heart.

The other leaders also looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces changed from initial indifference to guilt and self-blame.

"This... this is simply a dereliction of duty!"

After a long time, Minister Teng suddenly opened his eyes and slammed his fist heavily on the conference table, making a dull sound.

“These accidents should not have happened, but because of the misbehavior of the Qianmen Progress Office, so many comrades have been hurt and the railway property has suffered losses!”

After these words were spoken, the old leader's face darkened a little, but he still managed to maintain his last bit of dignity.

"It is sad that these incidents happened, but it is unfair to put all the blame on the Office of Advancement."

"In addition, if we don't improve the office system, how can we improve work efficiency and catch up with Eagle Super Magnesium?"

“Those who only raise questions but don’t offer solutions are the ones with ulterior motives!”

This is the old leader’s last resort.

Every time he raised this banner, he would win without fighting.

However, this time something seems different.

Minister Teng waved his hand calmly at the old leader: "Comrade Jianhui, don't be anxious. We should allow the comrades at the grassroots level to finish their words."

The old leader was about to continue firing, but after being interrupted, he could only sit back with a red face.

After all, Minister Teng has already gained the support of most of the leaders, so a forceful attack is not wise.

Minister Teng looked at Li Aiguo and said, "Driver Li, Comrade Jianhui's concerns are not without reason. What do you think about how to complete the task above?"

Li Aiguo had been waiting for this and stood up: "In the third volume of Capital, there is such a description: The main way to shorten circulation time is to improve transportation.

If we want to improve production efficiency, the speed of trains must be increased.

However, increasing train speed by ignoring safety regulations is like drinking poison to quench thirst."

The old leader slapped the table and said, "Driver Li, stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point!"

"Nonsense! Do you think the description in Das Kapital is nonsense?" Li Aiguo asked back.

The old leader's eyes were flustered and his lips trembled: "What nonsense are you talking about? That's not what I meant."

Li Aiguo wanted to continue the attack, so Minister Teng had to come out to smooth things over.

The old leader finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not realize that during Li Aiguo's subsequent narration, he did not have the idea of ​​"making trouble" because he was worried about being accused.

Li Aiguo knew very well that every minute and every second of speaking in front of the leaders of the department at the conference was very precious.

But we have to spend precious time dealing with the old leader just to achieve this goal.

After clearing the obstacles, Li Aiguo continued: "If we want to speed up the train, we can only follow the above advocacy and act according to the actual situation.

We can only start from the current actual situation of the railway.

Based on my many years of driving experience, freight trains are the key obstacle to railway speed-up.

Currently, freight trains are slow, randomly dispatched, and often occupy blocked sections, causing passenger trains to wait outside the section.

We can implement the "five-fixed" train system and realize the passenger-like operation of freight trains.

The so-called "five fixed" trains are freight trains with fixed points, fixed routes, fixed train numbers, fixed times and fixed prices that run between major cities, ports and main cities.

That is, the trains are directly connected between the departure and arrival stations, the running lines and train numbers remain unchanged throughout the journey, the departure and arrival dates and times are fixed, and the trains are contracted by train, group, car or box.

As soon as this was said, the deputy minister in charge of freight nodded in agreement: "The timeliness of freight trains is a long-standing problem. If we can really determine the route, it can not only improve transportation efficiency, but also unify planning and make way for passenger trains. It is indeed a good idea."

Minister Teng originally thought that Li Aiguo would only focus on the details, but he did not expect that he would change the freight model right from the start. He became excited at this time.

"Be patriotic, keep going."

Li Aiguo went on to say: “We will optimize the operating relationship between high-speed passenger trains and slow-speed trucks by organizing large-scale speed-up tests in busy sections such as Shanghai-Nanjing and Beijing-Qinhuangdao.

Railway scientific research units have conducted extensive research on train braking, line switches, bridges, signals, etc. to ensure the safety of the line after speed increases.

In terms of freight transportation, the proportion of direct trains has been increased, the reshuffling of freight trains has been reduced, the vehicle turnover has been accelerated, and the operation efficiency has been improved.

In terms of optimizing the structure of passenger and freight trains, the number of direct express trains, direct express trains, intra-city express trains and intra-city express trains has been increased, while the number of direct slow trains, intra-city slow trains and suburban trains has been reduced.

The train runs fast, all thanks to the locomotive. We vigorously promote the new patriotic steam engine to replace the old steam engine.
Of course, in addition to these material conditions that need to be improved, we also need to improve the train scheduling.

Currently, neither the dispatching of trains nor the dispatching of containers can meet the transportation needs.

"

Li Aiguo drew on the experience of the first major railway speed-up in his previous life, and based on the actual situation of this year, he put forward several speed-up experiences.

What the train driver said seemed to make sense.

Hey, trucks run at night and buses run during the day. This is an absolutely amazing idea.

Before they knew it, the leaders attending the meeting had taken out their notebooks and pens.

Li Aiguo's mouth was dry as he spoke, and he coughed twice.

"Pour some tea for Driver Li." Minister Teng glanced at the staff.

The staff picked up the thermos and poured water over it. Li Aiguo took the enamel pot and drank two sips to moisten his throat. He then said, "Speeding up the train is not something that can be achieved overnight. Any theory of quick success is extremely harmful!

Only by starting from both equipment and scheduling and making progress in parallel can we achieve the goal of speeding up. "

As soon as he finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience.

"What the train driver said is actually true and highly actionable."

"If we really follow his method, we might actually be able to achieve our goal of speeding up."

Amid the applause, the old leader's face gradually darkened.

He coughed twice, but no one brought him tea or water.

There was no other way, so he could only say in a cracked voice: "Driver Li, according to your method, how much faster can the train be? Can we complete the task of chasing the eagle super magnesium!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the applause at the scene stopped instantly, and the leaders turned their eyes to Li Aiguo.

Minister Teng also raised his head and looked at Li Aiguo.

Amidst the gazes, Li Aiguo said slowly: "At present, the average operating speed of trains across our country is over 35 kilometers per hour. I am confident that after the speed increase is completed, the average operating speed will be increased to 54.9 kilometers per hour!"

A leader expressed his surprise: "The current average speed of trains in the United States is 27 miles per hour, or 43.45 kilometers per hour.

The average speed of trains in the UK is 41.32 km/h.

If we can really achieve this goal, we will be able to surpass Eagle Super Magnesium!"

Minister Teng did not expect Li Aiguo to be so bold, but he understood after thinking about it carefully.

This kid likes to launch satellites every time, and the key is that he really lets him launch satellites into the sky every time.

The meeting had taken a turn for the worse by this point.

The debate has shifted from whether to abolish the Office of Advancement to how to achieve a significant speed increase in train speeds.

The more the leaders present discussed it, the more they felt that Li Aiguo's method of speeding up trains was highly feasible.

In particular, the train scheduling idea proposed by Li Aiguo can greatly increase the speed of trains.

"Implementing hierarchical management and the principle of centralized and unified command is patriotic. How does this new dispatching method work specifically?" A leader kept asking.

Minister Teng saw that the meeting was almost over, so he interrupted the leader and said, "The work of speeding up the trains cannot be completed overnight. Let's solve the mess in the Progress Office first."

"Oh, yes, yes, I seem to have made the mistake of only thinking about winning as quickly as possible." The leader came from a technical background and immediately understood that the main purpose of this conference was not to discuss speeding up.

The leaders all knew that the real show was about to begin, and the meeting room quickly became quiet.

Minister Teng looked around sharply and said slowly: "Since the establishment of the Progress Office and the establishment of new rules and regulations, train accidents have soared, causing extreme dissatisfaction among railway workers, which is contrary to the advocacy of the higher-ups.

Now I propose to abolish the Office of Advancement and all the rules and regulations formulated by the Office of Advancement!
Now let’s vote by show of hands.”

The old leader relied only on the task objectives of his superiors. After Li Aiguo proposed the method of catching up with Eagle Super Magnesium by speeding up the trains, he declared bankruptcy.

The situation is now very clear.

As Minister Teng finished speaking, the leaders in the conference room raised their hands one by one.

"There are a total of thirty-five comrades with the right to vote, and currently thirty-four votes are in favor!"

"Your decision today is going to be a mistake!" The old leader knew the situation was hopeless but still refused to give in.

"I will report your actions now!"

He slammed the table, stood up and staggered out of the meeting room.

Minister Teng did not seem to care about the old leader's departure. He stood up and announced: "Since it has been passed unanimously, I declare that from today onwards, the Progress Office will be abolished in all railway bureaus across the country, the Progress regulations will be abolished, and the original safety system will be restored."

He looked at Li Aiguo and continued, "Next, the department will set up a speed-up working group, with me personally as the team leader, to launch a major speed-up campaign across the entire system.

The Ministry will send an investigation team to personally investigate the 927 accident!"

"The meeting is dismissed!"
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After a while.

Minister Teng, accompanied by several other leaders and Li Aiguo, shook hands with the railway workers who came by trucks one by one.

"Comrades, we haven't done our job well, and we have wronged you."

"You're too kind! This is the work of a ruthless person!" The employees were very excited as they had not expected that Minister Teng would meet them in person.

Minister Teng then invited the employees to the conference room and held a meeting to understand the actual situation at the grassroots level.

After seeing off the railway workers, Minister Teng invited Li Aiguo into his office.

After the staff poured tea and left, Minister Teng looked at Li Aiguo and asked, "Comrade Aiguo, this speed-up working group still needs your help."

"Minister, don't worry, I will do my best." Li Aiguo nodded heavily.

Raising questions is just empty talk; what we really need to do is solve the problems!

The working style these days is to seize the day.

With the strong support of Minister Teng, a speed-up team was quickly established.

The speed-up team has very high standards, with Minister Teng serving as the team leader, two deputy ministers serving as deputy team leaders, leaders of local railway bureaus serving as team leaders, and several engineers from the Beijing Railway Technology Research Institute and Harbin Railway Science Academy serving as team members.

Li Aiguo served as a consultant to the working group as a front-line worker.

The speed-up team's headquarters was located in the Ministry of Railways. Because local leaders and technical experts needed several days to arrive, Li Aiguo got a few days of free time.

By this time, the ministry had already taken action, and local progress offices were abolished.

Without the obstruction of the Progress Office, the investigation team from the ministry rushed to Tongzhou Station and talked to nearly a hundred witnesses and listened to the opinions of the Tongzhou Station employees.

The employees at Tongzhou Station had already learned that things had changed in the department and no longer had any fears in their hearts. They reported everything Zhao Baichi had done at Tongzhou Station to the investigation team.

Afterwards, he returned to the Beijing Bureau and, accompanied by Ma Dele, interrogated the switchman Chen Chuan and Zhao Baichi, the former progress office of Tongzhou switch station.

Three days later, the "9.27" accident team quickly released the accident investigation report.

[Zhao Baichi, the former Progress Office of Tongzhou Turnout Station, acted recklessly and caused a serious accident. He was expelled from the railway and handed over to the railway judicial authorities for criminal responsibility. He was sentenced to five years in prison.]

[Tongzhou switch station switchman Chen Chuan caused the accident due to negligence at work, but considering objective factors, the dispatcher and switchman Chen Chuan were expelled from the railway and eventually sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and allowed to work on the railway. During the suspension period, he only received a living allowance, and his road service life was recalculated after the suspension period expires.]

[Tongzhou Turnout Station Manager Liu, the duty officer and several other management personnel were given administrative penalties.]

[The accident investigation committee finally asked the Tongzhou turnout station's train management department to learn from the painful lesson, strictly enforce the standardized operation of the station's shunting and dispatching operations, follow the original rules and regulations, and strictly prohibit blind and reckless actions and speculation. While ensuring "grasping the revolution and promoting production", it is also necessary to ensure that safety production is not relaxed.]

As soon as this verdict was announced, it won unanimous welcome from railway workers.

In particular, when the switchman Chen Chuan heard this decision in the detention room, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

After all, he is the person directly responsible for the accident.

Although he has been expelled from the road and received a suspended sentence, he is still able to stay in his original job.

As long as you work diligently, you may be able to get a regular job again.

Stationmaster Liu and the staff on duty were also aware that they were responsible for the accident and did not think there was anything wrong with the handling of the incident by their superiors.

Zhao Baichi felt that he was extremely wronged.

When Zhao Baichi received the verdict, he yelled at the comrades from the Railway Court at the top of his voice:
“I’m here to work!
I don't accept it, I don't accept it!

Where is Director Wang! Wang Wude! I want to see Wang Wude!"

The comrade from the Railway Court said coldly: "Wang Wude has been arrested now. You can see him if you want, but you will have to wait a few days."

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Baichi was shocked, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"How is this possible? Director Wang wants to lead me to do great things. He also wants to be the section chief and the director. How could he be arrested?"

“The Office of Advancement was eliminated.”

If Zhao Baichi was just surprised just now, now when he heard the news, he felt it was like a fairy tale.

He stood up and looked at Ma Dele with a funny face: "What a joke, without the Progress Office, how can our railway make progress?"

"I forgot to tell you that the ministry has now formed a speed-up working group, with Minister Teng as the team leader and driver Li as the consultant, taking over the original work of the Progress Office."

Ma Dele felt that Zhao Baichi was too pitiful.

This person thought he had climbed onto a high branch and could soar to prominence, but he didn't expect to end up like this.

At this moment, Zhao Baichi's eyes were wide open, staring straight at Ma Dele.

After realizing that Ma Dele was not deceiving him, Zhao Baichi sat down on the ground like a deflated ball.

Ma Dele was really worried that Zhao Baichi might have mental problems. Just as he was about to ask someone to take him out, Zhao Baichi raised his head and said, "Chief Ma, I want to see my master."

Zhao Baichi was about to be sent to Balizi. Although Ma Dele despised his character, he did not refuse his request.

Subsequently, the Railway Bureau’s Safety Department notified the Qianmen Locomotive Depot’s Education Office.

When Director She of the Education Office found Master Quan, the fireman of Train No. 1621, he reminded the old master: "The Railway Administration only notified you, and there is no requirement that you must go to see Zhao Baichi."

Zhao Baichi made a serious mistake, and most people would avoid him.

After the train entered the station, some fire had to be retained in the furnace. Master Quan shoveled a few handfuls of coal to suppress the fire, then raised his sleeve to wipe his cheeks covered with coal dust.

"This kid, hey, this kid is not a bad person, he's just too arrogant." Master Quan's cracked lips trembled: "Now he has ended up like this, I, as his master, am also responsible, how can I not go and take a look. Thank you, Director Quan."

The old stoker, who had been burning furnaces all his life, couldn't figure it out.

Before liberation, these fire operators had to burn the furnace at all costs under the whip.

They were often beaten and scolded, and their wages were deducted. If they had complaints, it would be understandable.

After liberation, the boiler operators became formal workers, receiving high salaries every month, enjoying various benefits and a high status. They were the real masters of the locomotive depot.

Why doesn't his disappointing apprentice want to be a stoker?
Director She knew Master Quan's temper well, so he didn't try to persuade him any further. He just asked him to change into clean clothes and take the jeep in the section to the railway bureau.

After Director She left.

Master Quan looked at the black furnace covered with coal dust and sighed: "What has happened to this kid?"
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The ministry did not have a detention room, but now that people are locked up, the office has become a detention room.

At this time in the detention room, Wang Wude was still waiting for the results of the meeting, but he was not too worried.

Now the wind is blowing strongly, and those who cannot see the situation clearly will only suffer for themselves.

In addition, he has avoided several crises over the years by relying on his own "abilities", and he was able to land safely this time.

But this time Zhao Baichi definitely can’t be saved, and it might also affect him, so he should still be careful.

After returning to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, we will lie dormant for a while, waiting for the train drivers to relax their vigilance, and then find a way to take off.

At that time, he would smash the sign of Liangjian's office, put a big hat on the train driver, and make sure that the train driver would never be able to stand up again.

Thinking of the exciting thing, Wang Wude couldn't help but stand up.

"Don't stand up, sit down!"

Zhou Ke pointed at him and glared at him. Wang Wude quickly raised his hand, bent over and smiled: "Captain Zhou, I listen to you, I listen to you."

Well, there's also this guy Zhou Ke, he also needs to be dealt with.

It just so happens that Old Wu, who is in charge of logistics at the Railway Police Station, is now actively approaching him. Then he can use Old Wu's hand to get rid of Zhou Ke.

Thinking about the bright future, Wang Wude's lips curled up into a sinister smile.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps coming from afar.

Wang Wude quickly straightened himself out and behaved very honestly.

Zhou Ke was very alert. He put his hands on his waist, pushed the door open and took a look.

When he saw that the visitor was Li Aiguo and a leader in the department, he was delighted.

"Brother Aiguo, is it done?"

"It's done!" Li Aiguo nodded at Zhou Ke and pointed to the leader in the department and introduced him, "This is Deputy Minister Chen. He's here to announce the results of the handling of Wang Wude."

Li Aiguo should not have appeared here, but should have appeared under the car - returning to Qianmen Locomotive Depot to inspect the train.

but.

Wang Wude's identity is rather special. He is not a directly managed staff member of the department, and his personnel relations are under the jurisdiction of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

It’s just that Wang Wude and the Progress Office have now formed a huge force in the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

If Wang Wude were brought back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, many complications would inevitably arise.

Therefore, the ministry decided to handle special matters in a special way, and Li Aiguo, a worker representative from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, was assigned to supervise the work.

This led to the scene where Li Aiguo accompanied Vice Minister Chen to meet Wang Wude.

"That's great, Brother Aiguo." Zhou Ke was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately opened the door.

At this time, Wang Wude had already recognized Li Aiguo's voice.

When he saw Li Aiguo and the department leaders coming in, his face obviously darkened.

"It's over, it's over, it's all over this time," Wang Wude said in a panic.

He couldn't understand why the old leader would allow these people to treat him like this.

But Wang Wude knew very well that if he was really punished, all his efforts over the years would be ruined.

Without waiting for Li Aiguo and Deputy Minister Chen to speak, Wang Wude stood up with a very pious look: "Leaders, Driver Li, I want to admit my mistakes to you!"

(End of this chapter)