What is the exclusive "small aircraft" of the railway station?

Old railway objects to be recommended today

It was the "small plane" that was well -known in the year

——The ticket automatic transmission machine

It has neither wings nor dynamic

Why is it called an airplane?

Let's walk into its past and present

Zhengzhou North Station is the main railway transportation hub connecting the main railway transportation hubs in North China, South China, East China and Northwest, and Southwest China. It is responsible for the delivery and adaptation of the four busy lines of Beijing -Guangzhou and Longhai.

As one of the busiest groups in the country over the years, it attaches great importance to efficiency. However, in the 1960s, the seemingly simple job transmitted by the ticket has become a "card neck" problem that affects the efficiency of the operation.

At that time, all the grouping stations on the entire road adopted an artificial transmission ticket mode. Employees need to install a ticket to the canvas bag, walk or ride a bicycle through the marshand field to the dispatching room and departure venue. Artificial tickets not only exist in great safety hazards, but also have very low operating efficiency. It takes more than an hour to one way in just one way.

This problem became a heart disease of Zhang Jinyu, an employee of Zhengzhou North Station dispatching workshop at that time. He has been pondering, is there any way to speed up the transmission speed and improve work efficiency? During a trip, he was inspired by the cable car structure of the tourist attraction. After returning, he developed the first generation of "small planes" with Wang Shunxing, an employee of the maintenance workshop.

The former Zhengzhou Railway Branch attached great importance to the "small aircraft". It invested more than 100,000 yuan to build an automatic transmission system for the upper and lower tickets, and set up a "flight route" of more than 10 kilometers at Zhengzhou North Station. After the system was put into use, it was successful, which shortened the use of bill transmission compared with the manual mode. In the following years, Zhengzhou North Station has been upgraded many times on the "small aircraft", and gradually increases the functions of ticket buckles, rap spring locks and rain cover. Essence

Because of its safety, efficient and convenient characteristics, "small planes" were on fire, and the railway bureaus were scrambled to learn from. Especially in the 1970s, "small planes" can be seen in major group stations across the country.

The wheels of the times are rolling forward, and the development of science and technology is changing. In 2018, the railway electronic ticket transmitted through the network came into being, and the paper tickets were gradually replaced, and the mission of the "small aircraft" ended. On November 26, 2020, Zhengzhou North Station demolished the last "small airplane" from the track, and the glory withdrew from the historical stage.

The retirement of "small planes" is the inevitable development of the times and scientific progress. From the first flight in the 1970s, to the last retirement of 2020, the "small aircraft" flew over half a century over the group station, witnessing the huge changes from the era of manpower operations to the era of artificial intelligence.

From artificial tickets to "small plane" votes to electronic tickets, this process not only reflects the development and progress of railway operating methods, technical equipment, and scientific and technological strength, but also reflects the spirit and feelings of a generation Essence

Material: "People's Railway" Newspaper Co., Ltd. Henan Reporter Station (Zhengzhou Bureau Group Company Rong Media Center), Zhengzhou Bureau Group Company Party Committee Propaganda Department, Zhengzhou North Station Party Committee

Edit: Lin Feiyi

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