ebookland Chapter 441 The Land Dragon, Speed Against the Sky
Chapter 441 The Land Dragon, Speed Against the Sky
"This train is so big, it can run easily, and it's so balanced, it doesn't even feel the shaking of the water glass on the table?"
In the No. [-] carriage, Ying Zheng looked out the window at the scene of rapidly retreating, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"That's because of the new suspension and damping system!"
"However, the most important thing is that the power is strong enough, and there is enough space for the arrangement of human-machine functions."
"This carriage was specially customized by Erchen for the father. After the entire railway line is completed, it will be much more convenient for the father to go to Luoyang."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
"You kid has a heart!"
"If this train can really be repaired all over Daqin, then I can often go out of Xianyang City for inspections in the future."
Ying Zheng smiled.
"It's not just inspections. If Father is interested, our family can also take time to go out for vacation together!"
"Look at this trip, the two little guys are very happy!"
Ying Yu blinked at the two little guys who were looking around curiously.
Maybe it's because she's been bored in the Prince's Mansion for a long time, not only the active little Xin'er, but also the usually quiet little Wan'er, after getting on the train, she became more lively.
"Come, say hello to your grandpa!"
Ying Yu took the hands of the two young daughters and waved them towards Ying Zheng.
The smile on Ying Zheng's face suddenly became stronger.
A house full of children and grandchildren is undoubtedly an extremely happy thing for Ying Zheng, who knows the destiny and has already started to arrange his retirement plan.
The family is happy.
In the other carriages, there were also exclamations one after another.
"This train is so stable!"
"If you can't see the scene outside the window, you can't believe that the car has actually started."
"It's more than just starting. I just asked, this train is quite fast. Do you want to know?"
"Say it quickly, don't keep it up!"
"It's okay to be idle anyway, why don't you take a guess?"
"It looks like it can travel at least one hundred and eighty miles per hour."
"One hundred and eighty miles, you all underestimate the speed of this train too."
"120 miles per hour?"
"150 miles?"
"180 miles?"
"Neither, but it's pretty close."
"It won't exceed two hundred miles, right? How is this possible?"
"Why not?"
"If you don't believe me, ask the conductor yourself."
A look of disbelief suddenly appeared on the faces of the group of people.
They have seen it just now, this train is nearly a hundred feet long.
Such a steel behemoth is already very scary when it can move.
Now this speed is still so exaggerated, the energy contained in it is really too heaven-defying.
At this time, the copper horn in the carriage suddenly sounded the conductor's voice.
"Passengers, welcome to try out the first passenger train in Daqin. The maximum speed of this train is 240 miles per hour. It is expected to arrive at the terminal in two quarters of an hour and start to make a U-turn. Please be prepared!"
All passengers were stunned.
240 miles per hour, this speed is simply against the sky.
Compared with the carriage, the speed alone has directly doubled by more than five or six times.
Moreover, a carriage can only carry a few people, and it is very bumpy when running.
And this train can not only carry 2000 people at one time, but it doesn't feel any bumps when driving, it's so comfortable!
Isn't this steam power amazing?
According to this speed, it only takes half an hour to run a round trip on the [-]-mile test road section.
Even after it is fully connected, the whole journey is only close to a thousand miles, and it only takes less than four hours to reach Luoyang from Xianyang!
You must know that before this, even the fastest horse-drawn carriage would take three full days from Xianyang to Luoyang.
And this train actually shortened the time by more than ten times?
Doesn't this mean that it only takes one day to travel back and forth between Xianyang and Luoyang by train?
It's unbelievable.
"Did I hear you right, the top speed is 240 miles per hour? This speed is only three or four hours from Xianyang to Luoyang!"
"This speed is faster than the previous Cloud Shuttle!"
"No wonder His Royal Highness set the shape of the locomotive as a black dragon. This train is literally flying on land!"
"I just don't know what the price of the ticket will be after the official operation?"
"As long as it's not too expensive, I'll definitely take this train when I go out!"
Thousands of ordinary passengers, all feeling unimpressed, surrounded the conductor and kept asking.
Even Nesten and others were no exception. They took the opportunity to inquire about the ticket price and came to the No. [-] compartment to observe.
Then he was immediately shocked by Ying Yu's luxurious carriage built according to the first-class cabin of later generations.
This is completely a walking palace!
"The ticket price is only a preliminary calculation at present."
"After the train is officially opened to traffic, it should be divided into several grades."
"For the first-class carriage represented by the second carriage, the whole fare should be around [-] yuan!"
"Second-class cars start from the third car, and the whole fare is proposed to be five cents!"
"If there are special festivals, the fare will be lowered appropriately to facilitate the travel of the people of Daqin and drive the economy of various places."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
Nestern and the others nodded.
It's not expensive at all for the price of a thousand miles.
Compared with taking a horse-drawn carriage, this train is not only faster and cheaper, but also makes travel more comfortable.
It is conceivable that once the train is officially opened to traffic, people from Xianyang to Luoyang will inevitably become active in travel.
Whether the trains they had worried about before would be full, now it seems completely superfluous.
In Xianyang city alone, there are nearly a million people.
Passengers who received the news were even more excited and applauded the train frantically.
Some businessmen with quick minds soon had new ideas.
This train is so fast and has such a strong carrying capacity. Apart from passenger transportation, the prospect of freight transportation is even more promising!
Nowadays, Daqin's commerce is developing rapidly, and all major caravans have special cargo wagon teams.
Many big merchants also started to get the idea of steam cars.
But how to transform the carriage, a carriage that can carry thousands of catties is enough.
Steam cars are only several times stronger than horse-drawn carriages.
But this train, one car, can easily carry more than a hundred people, and it can carry at least tens of thousands of catties of goods.
A train has a full ten carriages, and it is said that more can be added.
I'm afraid it's not possible to have a million catties.
This is definitely a huge leap in Daqin's power!
It is conceivable that once the freight passes, Daqin's trade volume will inevitably skyrocket again.
The business opportunities brought along with it will definitely make all businessmen make a lot of money.