What was the first railway built by Zhan Tianyou?
The first railway built by Zhan Tianyou was the Jing-Zhang Railway.
Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, which connects Fengtai District of Beijing, passes Badaling, Juyongguan, Shacheng and Xuanhua to Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, with a total length of about 2 kilometers. Construction started in September 195 and was completed in 199. It is the first railway in China designed and put into operation by China people without using foreign capital and personnel. This railway project is arduous. Now known as beijing-baotou railway, the former Jing-Zhang section was the first section of the Beijing-Baotou railway line.
29 is the centenary of the Beijing-Zhangjiang Railway. The modern Beijing-Zhangjiang Railway is developed around the theme of tourism, and the relevant parties will also declare the Beijing-Zhangjiang Railway as a cultural relic protection unit. In January 218, Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was selected as the first batch of China industrial heritage protection list.
Historical allusions:
Zhan Tianyou used the north and south ends to simultaneously dig into the middle point of the tunnel. However, the tunnel is too long, and then two vertical wells are dug in the middle, which can be dug in opposite directions, so that six working faces can be carried out at the same time. He used the principle of "folding line" to build a zigzag route to reduce the climbing degree, and used two carts to cross.
at the beginning of the railway construction, there was a derailment of carriages. Zhan Tianyou thought of a way: add the automatic hook invented by American Jenny to each car, so that it can be combined into a solid whole to ensure the safety when climbing.
When a railway is built near Beijing, an unexpected "price" is often paid. The railway passes through the grave of a former Taoist priest, who is a relative of the royal family and has influence in both the government and the public. This person led the crowd to make trouble, stopped the project, and privately promised to pay heavy bribes and demanded diversion. However, the north, south and west are all cemeteries of dignitaries, and I don't know how much waste it will cause to make a big diversion.
Zhan Tianyou endured humiliation and spent a lot of time dealing with powerful people, and finally let the railway pass through the tomb wall. However, in order to maintain "Feng Shui", we promised to build another river, send officials to burn incense and offer sacrifices, and then erect a monument to commemorate it after the road is completed. The engineers were indignant, but Zhan Tianyou said that as long as the railway can be repaired, other minor matters can be tolerated.