The shunter used the walkie-talkie to direct the formation in heavy rain.
Photo by Wang Yizhao
On June 28, in the marshalling yard of Liuzhou South Railway Station in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, the shunters directed freight wagons from all over China to re-marshal. This is the largest train marshalling station in Guangxi and the "heart" of Guangxi railway freight.
The shunters are in groups of 5, and they need to be "hanged" outside the car during operation, acting as the "eyes" and "ears" of the train driver, directing the formation of freight trains like a long dragon, which is called the "training of dragons" in the railway. Master".
The outdoor temperature on that day was as high as 36 degrees Celsius. Because the shunting speed was only less than 20 kilometers per hour, it took more than ten minutes for the shunter to "hang up" outside the vehicle.
They sweat every time they marshal a train. They need to drink nearly 3 liters of drinking water a day, and the number of steps is close to 20,000. The clothes are soaked in sweat and repeatedly heated to dryness.
At about 17 o'clock in the afternoon that day, the marshalling yard suddenly covered with dark clouds and it started to rain heavily.
The shunters at work put on raincoats and rain pants and continued to work, but the heavy rain still made them wet from the inside to the outside.
Usually, after heavy rains, there will be the big sun, and the whole body clothes will become wet and hot. The dispatcher also compares the heavy rain in the summer to "boiled water."
Release time: 2021-06-29 11:38:30 【Editor: Yang Yanyu】