Chapter 465: Must Have (Medium)
And they had already seen the goods, because there were already huge iron crates next to the trains, and the coal pulled from the wagons was being loaded into them.
Of course, they all know that this thing is similar to a stone, but it can be used for burning, and the weight of a carriage is at least about two tons.
But at this moment, seeing the long convoy of carriages behind, are there more than a few hundred tons of coal?
And when they came, these carriages were already in progress, and at this moment there were already several huge special iron boxes of coal in the front, and at this time, with a roar, Li Chengqian and they noticed that the things on the huge arched steel pillars across the two rails began to move, and they moved from the far left, that is, above the train, to the huge special iron box placed on the right rail.
Then with a low operation, four arm-thick wire ropes were hung down from above, the reason why Li Chengqian knew this wire rope was because they had seen thinner ones before, but they didn't expect it to be so thick.
Soon someone hung the hooks linked to the four wire ropes on the hooks at the four corners, and then with a sound of tooth aches, the huge and heavy iron box immediately began to rise slowly.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian and the others couldn't help but gasp, this ...... Is this the power of industry?! Just now, they noticed that the coal contained in this iron box is not more than a dozen tons, that is, at least six or seven carriages of coal are loaded in it, and now it weighs more than ten tons, plus the weight of at least twenty or thirty tons of the iron box itself, it can be directly lifted?!
It's slow, but it's terrible! What kind of power is this?! Li Chengqian and the others watched the wire rope wrap up and down several strands and continue to operate in a certain device, but the iron box itself rose very slowly.
But they can't understand it, but there is a group of special students around who also come to visit, but who represent the future of Dahan, but they understand, is this the power of the pulley? Otherwise, such a small force can pull such a heavy object.
When the iron box rose to the height of the train, it immediately began to move slowly, and when it moved to a cargo box behind the train, several workers in the cargo box immediately pulled it and waited for it to descend slowly, until its four corners were inside the car, and then one of the workers slammed down a steel valve next to it with a sledgehammer.
With a loud "scratching" sound, the hatch under the iron box opened directly, and the coal inside was poured directly into the carriage.
Then the iron box began to rise again, and by the time it had completely left the car, the coal inside had already been loaded and unloaded, and then it drove in this direction. And so it was until the first carriage was full.
Immediately after that, Li Chengqian and the others noticed that they didn't know when, thick black smoke had begun to rise from the locomotive in front of them, and then with a loud sound of "woo ......", the entire locomotive suddenly began to move slowly.
"It's moving, it's moving." Li Tai couldn't help but cry out with some excitement, and the same went for everyone else.
Li Chengqian was also shocked to watch the several huge wheels under the locomotive begin to move slowly, and then drive the whole train to move forward, although the speed is very slow, but ...... It's pulling so much at the moment!
However, it is clear that the train is not going to go, but to wait for the second empty carriage to arrive under this gantry crane, which is also the name that Li Chengqian just heard those workers shout.
When the second carriage reached the gantry crane, the train stopped again.
Then it was another loading, just like that, the ten carriages behind were directly filled under their gaze, and for about two hours, Li Chengqian never thought that he could watch such a repetitive and boring thing for so long.
At this moment, after the ten carriages were completely filled, Li Chengqian discovered that at the end of the long train, there was another locomotive that was exactly the same as the front one, except that it was linked upside down, and he didn't know what it meant.
But that doesn't matter, because they're all going to get on the bus next.
Everyone quickly lined up to the front three manned carriages, Li Chengqian lined up and went into the carriage, found the seat on the wooden sign he was holding in his hand, he sat down first, this seat is not comfortable, but it is not bad.
At this moment, the carriage was full of people, not only Li Chengqian, but also other people with excited faces, after all, they had never participated in the train, and they were all taking such a train for the first time.
"Hey, have you heard? Each of the back wagons weighs about 40 tonnes of coal. Ten carriages is 400 tons! This is not counting the three of us in the passenger car, there are more than 100 people in it, and according to our weight, there are about seven or eight tons, right? That's the equivalent of 450 tons? ”
"Almost, I heard that a total of about 800 wagons of coal were loaded, that is, about 400 tons, and if this test passes, it will be of great help to our big man."
Li Chengqian was sitting in a three-seater, just six people facing each other, and Wei Chi Baoqi was sitting opposite the two soldiers.
Hearing this number, Li Chengqian and the others couldn't help but glance at each other, 450 tons is equivalent to 7,500 stones! With such a terrifying weight, is this train pulling away? If you really pull it away...... This thing is better than a carriage...... It's much tougher!
Even if it requires a dedicated road, it's worth building! Now I just don't know how fast it is, as long as it's not slower than the carriage, because now they don't know the source of the power of this thing, but it's obviously not like Cheng Huailiang said that it was pulled by a horse like before.
As long as it can maintain the same speed as a horse-drawn carriage, then this thing is too powerful, because since it is not an animal to pull it, but a steel machine, it means that the staying power is not comparable to that of horses.
Li Chengqian and the others didn't wait to start their discussion, when suddenly a whistle that they had just heard sounded again, and this time they immediately knew that the train was about to start.
Sure enough, a soldier sitting at one end of the carriage said loudly: "Okay, everyone, be quiet, the train is about to depart, let's think about the operation of some patrols along the road, because we may have to take over similar work in the future." ”
After the soldier finished speaking, he sat down directly, Li Chengqian and they did not speak, but waited quietly, and soon they felt that the carriage under their buttocks began to move.
"Hey, it's moving, it's moving." Although they had seen it countless times, but this time it was different, they had watched this thing pull hundreds of tons of things to move, how could such a force not shock them.
So even Li Ke couldn't help but call out directly, and the other people in the carriage were similar, and the whole carriage began to become noisy again.
Li Chengqian also quickly turned his gaze out the window, but what made him a little shocked was that this time seemed to be different from before...... Seems like the speed is starting to pick up? Soon Li Chengqian knew that this was not his delusion, but indeed the truth! Because the speed at which the objects outside move backwards starts to get faster.
When the building of the station outside the window disappeared into their sight, Li Chengqian and the others were already dumbfounded! Because they found that this speed ...... It's so fast! It's not just about maintaining the same speed as a horse-drawn carriage! But...... Far more than the speed of the carriage! And this speed still seems to be accelerating?!
"This ...... This...... That's impossible! Li Tai's whole person was frightened, Li Tai didn't know how heavy this train was, but just pulling these things was a behemoth, if they wanted to transport it, the 7,500 stone materials alone would need at least a thousand people to transport.
But at this moment, the train is not only pulled away, but the speed has caught up with the speed of the carriage running, how can he not be frightened?!
Not to mention Li Tai, Li Chengqian and all the others are similar, if they hadn't been told in advance that this thing was made in Dahan Industrial City, when they saw it for the first time, they would probably think that this was a dragon in the sky, right?!
The rhythmic sound of "Bang Dang" and "Bang Dang" kept coming, and the scenery outside the window began to retreat rapidly, and with a huge whistle sound, Li Chengqian's trance-like spirit was also awakened, and his brain suddenly came back to his senses and began to look out the window.
The speed at which those things retreated...... Li Chengqian roughly estimated that although it was not as fast as the galloping speed of the Han war horse, it was definitely about the same as the speed of ordinary horses in the Tang Dynasty, or even faster! The point is...... It's a steel beast pulling hundreds of tons of objects! It's not a horse!
Li Chengqian's face turned a little pale for a while, at this rate, if this machine is not broken, doesn't it mean that the Han can transport hundreds of tons of materials thousands of miles away in one day?!
"Da Lang, this thing...... We have to have it! Wei Shuyu next to him couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian and said.
Li Chengqian took a deep breath, how could he not know this, because this carriage is pulling materials, if you pull people, according to this weight a few more carriages can be pulled, even according to the current carriage, thirteen carriages, Li Chengqian looked around, this carriage is slightly squeezed and 200 people will definitely pull down.
Thirteen carriages are 2,600 people! 2,600 people, in one day, can advance at least two thousand miles, if ten such trains, that's 20,000 people...... This one is terrible!