UGB #317 - Layout of the freight industry
#317 - Layout of the freight industry
Northern Heavy Machinery Factory.
"Our first generation 'Oriental Express' internal combustion engine locomotive head is expected to be in trial operation after the New Year. Our manufacturing progress is very fast, and we expect to complete the manufacturing of the first locomotive head in three months," Factory Director Jiang Shouquan excitedly introduced to Ren Zhong.
"We are mainly responsible for the overall manufacturing of the locomotive head. Liming Power is responsible for the introduction, digestion, and absorption of the 567 diesel engine. According to the progress they provide, their diesel engine will also be offline before the end of the year. Next year, we plan to produce 40 of these 'Oriental Express' internal combustion engine locomotive heads. According to the plan of the railway department, 10 units will be put into operation on the Jingfeng Line, 15 units on the Pinghan Line, 5 units on the Jinpu Line, 5 units on the Longhai Line, and 5 units on the Yuehan Line."
"In fact, they need more. I heard that our locomotive can ensure towing 3,600 tons and can run at 80 kilometers per hour. They can't wait to replace all the locomotives on these main lines at once. The steam locomotives on these main lines now run at most 60 kilometers per hour, and most of them are old-fashioned steam locomotives running at 30 or 40 kilometers per hour. Especially heavy-duty trains, they simply can't pull them, which greatly wastes the railway's valuable transportation capacity."
"The progress is good. We now have complete equipment, and the materials are even better than what their drawings require. We have no difficulty manufacturing according to the drawings. This will save a lot of time for us to finalize the design and enter commercial operation, but..." Ren Zhong raised his voice.
"Our railway not only needs this 'Oriental Express', but we need a faster and more powerful new 'Oriental Express'. After achieving technical digestion and absorption, I hope that you will continue to optimize and innovate on this basis, and develop better internal combustion locomotives. You must plan the technological route you will develop next in advance. We cannot wait and rely on others. If there are no unexpected events, we will no longer introduce internal combustion locomotive technology. In the future, we will have to rely on our own efforts to continuously evolve, optimize, and iterate on the basis of thoroughly understanding this locomotive!"
Ren Zhong's choice of the E5 locomotive was not without purpose. In fact, there is an even better locomotive model following this locomotive - the GP30.
The GP30 internal combustion engine locomotive is a 2250-horsepower 4-axle electric drive shunting internal combustion engine locomotive. In the early 1960s, as many as 948 units were assigned to North American railways, far exceeding GM's U25B locomotive.
For Ren Zhong, such products are worth investing heavily in.
Therefore, after purchasing the E5 locomotive, Ren Zhong obtained the improvements of the GP30 and the relevant key technological breakthroughs from the main world one by one, and incorporated these improvement points into the subsequent evolution technology route of this locomotive.
Visiting the production of the first 'Oriental Express' locomotive, Ren Zhong just further warned the leaders of these factories not to forget the subsequent technological evolution, and to lie on this introduced locomotive for decades without change, like the old Jiefang and old Santana.
Lying flat is non-existent for Ren Zhong.
"What is the status of the other two steam locomotive commercial alliances that introduced steam locomotives?" Ren Zhong asked about his own progress and turned to ask a person in charge of the Railway Committee.
"According to the reports they submitted, they are also conducting trials at the end of the year and starting trial operation on branch lines at the beginning of next year. We have approved three branch lines for them, and we allow them to independently replace the active locomotives," the person in charge of the Railway Committee replied.
"It seems that their speed is not slow either," Ren Zhong nodded. These private capitals are indeed doing things decisively. Since opening up a part of the branch line market, they have really raised funds to start their own railway operation business. As for the locomotive heads, of course, they are optimistic about the two foreign gadgets.
In order to do this well, they also opened a locomotive factory in China and introduced the domestic production of the entire locomotive head, leaving only a few core components abroad.
Now the price of steel in China is much lower than that in foreign countries. These private capitals are playing a good game, taking advantage of the advantages of domestic materials and labor.
According to the domestic price level, introducing production is at least a quarter cheaper than producing abroad.
In this way, their locomotive heads are far below the price of 600,000 US dollars, and if profit is not taken into account, 2 million yuan can also be won.
Foreign locomotive factories participate in operations by investing in locomotives, which greatly reduces the capital expenditure of these local railways.
After reading their operation model, Ren Zhong had to admire that these capitalists are really good at calculating. With the locomotive factory investing in shares, the company's loans and financial costs will be greatly reduced, and the cost will be reduced by a large amount invisibly.
After Ren Zhong finished reading some of the reports made by the Railway Committee, he felt that if the transportation volume increased, these local railway companies seemed to be able to make a profit.
If Ren Zhong didn't put internal combustion locomotives into the mix to disrupt the situation.
However, in the short term, there is a shortage of relatively advanced locomotives, and Ren Zhong will not temporarily invest his main internal combustion locomotives on branch lines to compete.
Magic City.
The Zhang family is decorated with lanterns and colored banners, and a red carpet is laid, apparently preparing to welcome a big shot.
The head of the Zhang family, Zhang Maolin, waited at the door after nine o'clock in the morning, without the slightest impatience on his face.
"Who is this big shot they are preparing to welcome? Even the old master of the Zhang family has come out?" A person familiar with the Zhang family said in surprise.
"I don't know. Judging from this posture, the background is probably not small. There are probably less than two hands of people in Magic City who are worthy of the Zhang family's old master to come forward."
The newest and fastest novels are at 6 9 books bar first!
Seeing that the crowd had a tendency to gather, Zhang Maolin made a group salute to the surroundings, "Dear neighbors, please don't watch. Zhang has a distinguished guest to receive later. Such watching is very disrespectful to the distinguished guest."
The Zhang family has a good reputation in the surrounding area. Seeing the old master of the Zhang family say this, they smiled and dispersed.
Not long after, a convoy of cars drove over from a distance. The first car was led by Huzi. After he parked the car, 4 people in the car quickly stood in four directions. Then Ren Zhong in the second car appeared in everyone's eyes.
The old master of the Zhang family quickly took a few steps forward.
"Mr. Ren, welcome to my humble house. Mr. Ren's presence makes my humble house shine," the old master of the Zhang family said with a red face and some excitement.
"Old Master Zhang is too polite. How dare I trouble Old Master Zhang to come out? I'm flattered," Ren Zhong said politely, holding the hands of the old master of the Zhang family.
"It should be, it should be, Mr. Ren, please come inside for a chat."
The second update, continue to ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket.