Chapter 353. switchback system (3)
switchback system.
Skills for trains to overcome steep and rough terrain.
Actually, the principle is not complicated.
the train went forward
I changed the route slightly and went back.
Another technique was to change the route slightly and repeat the process.
In other words, it could be said that it was a technology that moved zigzag along the slope and lowered the slope of the railroad track on which the actual train moved as gently as possible.
‘Well, actually, the roads are similar. Just like the roads on hills like Chupungnyeong did in the past. Like many roads in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, or Inje, Pyeongchang, it is extremely winding. Zig-zag along the hillside. The more the route is extended, the gentler the slope of the road the car actually runs on.’
It was the same principle.
Korea also had such a switchback system.
The section between Heungjeon Station and Nahanjeong Station in Samcheok, Gangwon-do, on the Yeongdong Line, which once operated, was representative.
In addition, the 8-fold switchback of the Seonghyeongogae of the Gyeongbu Line in the past could be cited as the Chukhang Line (formerly the owner ship), a cargo-only line in Incheon.
‘Of course, there are more in foreign countries. Not to mention Darjeeling in India. Alishan Forest Railway in Taiwan. Like a 5-speed switchback between Cusco, Peru and Machu Picchu. Germany, USA Anyway, actually, this is a system that has a very good cost-effectiveness.’
Of course, the switchback system built here was also not easy.
No, actually, I added a little(?).
‘Eight steps? 5 steps? This is Dan 21!’
A total of 21 forwards and backwards.
It was a canyon pass that could only be crossed by repeating it.
‘But where can I go over like this? Yongyong pushed two peaks. Cut the canyon and widen it. Otherwise, I would not have been able to overcome it even if I made a 210-speed switchback instead of 21-speed.’
At least, it was the result of my efforts to reduce the switchback section.
Looking forward to such results.
“Sandman!”
Lloyd shouted.
“Aerobic start!”
as soon as his cry fell.
Two sandmen sitting outside the train set down sacks of sand.
According to the tips given in advance before the start of the test run.
Recalling another request from Lloyd I heard at the time.
I jumped up from my seat and ran out of the train.
There was a large lever where the two Sandmen ran.
They pushed the lever.
Then, a test train came in and a small change occurred on the track.
Cheeky cookie play!
The direction of some parts of the railroad was changed.
Thanks to this, the train went up and the railroad in the direction it passed was cut off.
Instead, a railroad track was connected in the direction of going up.
The way up was open.
After completing the critical task of changing the track, the two Sandmen quickly returned to the train.
He raised his thumb in this direction.
“Change complete!”
“good.”
Now it was this side’s turn.
After confirming that the track change was complete, Lloyd pulled the lever on the side of the train’s brakes.
It was a primitive and simple forward-reverse gear mechanism.
Chunk!
Reverse gear engages with a heavy metal sound.
Lloyd shouted.
“depart!”
With his command, the 4 Orcs in the motorized team started pumping the wild bugs.
The heavy lever moved vigorously and transmitted power to the cog and chain.
The transmitted force caused the wheels to move along the drive shaft.
But now the direction of rotation of the wheel was reversed.
It was thanks to the gear unit changed to reverse.
Iron bump…click…Iron bump…!
slowly at first.
Then step by step.
Finally, at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour.
The big train started backing up.
A smile of joy appeared on Lloyd’s lips.
‘good. It’s moving well.’
Suddenly, I remembered the time when I entrusted the production of the test mule train to my craftsman, Kogidus.
In fact, there was nothing special about the structure of the train.
It was almost all about converting a conventional wagon and making the wheels out of steel.
But there was just one complicated place.
‘It was a forward-reverse gear unit.’
How to properly utilize the switchback system?
The train must be able to repeat forward and backward.
However, he himself had little knowledge of gear devices.
‘But I thought the old Cogidus could do it. Because he is a master in the field of device manufacturing. He’s a talented person who can fit into the top five even across the entire continent.’
Unless it’s too complicated gear.
If only forward and backward can be switched.
If only the approximate purpose of use of the device is accurately stated.
I thought I would be able to make gears by devising and researching myself.
Please gong mille gong mille.
Give me some strength.
I had a firm belief in it.
And the father-in-law Cogidus responded 300% to that belief.
‘Heh heh. Man, isn’t this just changing the transmission direction of the drive shaft force in line with the movement of the control lever? Did you really think I couldn’t make something as simple as this?’
…With a cool response called.
Of course, the same was true of the adjustable railroad that the Sandmen had just manipulated.
It was also the work of the artisan Cogidus.
Thanks to this, the true value of the switchback system began to shine.
Iron bump…click…!
The test mule train moved backwards and passed smoothly through the variable track section.
Entering the new ramp, we covered the hillside step by step.
How far back would that have been?
The train entered the second switchback leg.
There, too, the process was the same as the first.
The train stopped at the end of the dead end of the switchback section.
Lloyd shouted.
“Sandman! Cardio time!”
Then the sandmen ran and manipulated the variable track that headed higher.
When the track change was confirmed, Lloyd shifted gears to forward.
“depart!”
Now moving forward at a speed of 15 km/h.
Gently passing through the section of the variable track.
After passing and conquering the upper slope for quite some time.
We entered the third switchback section.
Literally a total of 21 gigantic zigzags.
The train went back and forth to the left and right of the canyon, conquering the steep slope step by step with a straight run of desire.
Xaviel, who was watching this, stuck out his tongue.
‘What is this?’
The silver-haired knight couldn’t help but admire.
Looking at the shape of the rough railroad, it was expected.
But did you get on the test train and observe the operation of the switchback system yourself?
I felt afresh how many figures Lloyd drew were foreseeing the big picture.
“Did you have this in mind from the beginning?”
“From the beginning? like this? switchback?”
“yes.”
Xaviel nodded.
His question continued.
“Literally from the beginning.”
“Are you talking about the time you decided to catch the archangel and went to heaven?”
“yes.”
“If that’s the case, yes. that’s right.”
“….”
“It’s true. I’ve been thinking about doing this kind of construction here since then. I could see everything clearly. so that’s what I was aiming for I thought that the most itchy part of the Magentano royal family and His Highness would be here. So I thought there was a possibility.”
“What possibility?”
“Nothing wrong. This construction request will be accepted and I will use the switchback system here to make the construction successful, and roughly these things? Of course, plans don’t always go as expected. I did think of a Plan B or a Plan C in case the plan went wrong like that, though.”
“….”
that’s nothing
Lloyd-sama, who anticipates and plans all of these things and makes them come true, is a terrifying human being.
Xaviel held back what he wanted to say.
I wondered if a person could do this with what he had to keep in his head.
I also wondered what kind of mentality (?) I had to have to be able to carry out such terrifying things without incident.
In a word, I felt like a person living in a completely different dimension from my own.
So it was.
This question came out of nowhere.
“If you do, after the test run, you will be working on the railroad going down the other side of the mountain. Do you have any plans after this is completed?”
“Yes, of course. Can it be done just by completing it?”
Chunk!
Lloyd grinned as he vigorously engaged the forward gear.
He said it shamelessly, as if he was not going to give in to his plans.
“The kingdom of Veneto across the mountains. I’m going to eat a little something there.”
♣
On the other hand, the capital of the Veneto Kingdom.
The entire castle was frozen.
Walls and floor ceilings too.
The curtain that was hung on the terrace and fluttered in the wind.
Even the members of the palace who were busy coming and going.
Even the commander-in-chief, who withdrew after the audience.
King Venetognado, who was sighing at the back of the commander-in-chief.
Everyone was stopped under the influence of the time freeze skill in the time of all things.
And now.
in almost 11 months.
Change came to everyone who had been hardened.
Tsuzuzuzu…! Great!
The cold air that froze all of time and space faded.
It seemed to be fading, but it faded and then dispersed.
The temperature of everything in the world rose.
recovered normally.
The chill is gone.
Like a video that was paused and then pressed the play button.
Everything began to move with vigor again.
The curtain that had been hung on the terrace fluttered again.
The hardened palace staff moved.
The commander-in-chief, who had been stopped, withdrew.
The king’s sigh, which had been stopped, continued to flow.
“…Please give me the strength to overcome the national crisis.”
King Venetogna held on to a small hope and prayed earnestly.
On the one hand, I was anxiously looking forward to it.
‘The Commander-in-Chief’s strategy should hit the mark.’
otherwise there is no hope
The Bone Dragon had already staged an armed demonstration by collapsing two peaks in the Pantara Mountains.
However, that bone dragon belonged to the Magentano Kingdom.
What does that mean?
Doesn’t that mean that a full-scale invasion of the Magentano Kingdom will begin soon?
‘If we engage in a large-scale rotation with Magentano’s elite army, our forces will be wiped out. So why lock the capital and wage a siege? That wouldn’t be a wise choice either. Even strong gates and walls would be useless in front of the bone dragon.’
So how is there even a slim chance?
Right after Magentano’s large army crossed the mountain range.
When they are weary of crossing the rugged mountains.
Seize the timing and launch a large-scale surprise attack.
I thought that was the only way I could hope for success.
‘That’s how to break the brunt of the enemy. If you do, Magentano’s large army will be slowed down. In the meantime, we need to get support from neighboring countries. Then there will be at least a little chance of protecting this land.’
You have to somehow break the enemy’s brunt in the first place.
Of course, Bone Dragon will remain.
It’s still a terrifying threat.
‘But the bone dragon will be able to respond somehow by combining the troops of its home country and the allied forces of neighboring countries. No, it has to be.’
So, first of all, from defeating Magentano’s main force that will cross the mountain range.
I thought I would succeed and see from there.
‘please.’
the kings
Give strength to this poor offspring.
King Venetogna sincerely prayed.
begged and begged
I prayed not only to the ancestors but also to the Pantara Mountains.
‘I earnestly pray to Pantalasa, the spirit king of the mountains who helped our founding king. Please punish them with ruggedness like the frost of the mountains and a cold snowstorm. Help the nefarious and violent to keep them from setting foot in this beautiful realm. please.’
At the same time, King Venetogna firmly believed.
The Pantara Mountains are rugged.
It is said to be the most difficult mountain range in the world.
No matter how many peaks collapsed.
It will still be a cruel and harsh barrier of nature.
I believed and believed again.
‘Because there is no proper road. Those of Magentano will pay the price for daring to ridicule nature.’
I was so sure.
Of course, King Venetogna had no idea of the reality(?) he faced. He didn’t know anything about what had happened while he was frozen in time.
I didn’t know that a madman had become the spirit king of the mountain range.
The fact that the man widened the canyon of the mountain range.
The fact that the canyon was plastered with smooth railroad tracks.
Thanks to that, the fact that it was possible to easily cross the mountain range with a moving train.
Even the fact that the train tracks were fully opened a moment ago.
I didn’t know anything.
It was natural.
All of that happened while time was frozen.
From King Venetogna’s point of view?
It was only a few days ago that the peaks of the Pantara Mountains were destroyed by the Bone Dragon.
It was because he was completely unaware of the time freeze phenomenon itself.
It was similar to the position of a patient undergoing surgery.
In an instant, I was given general anesthesia.
I closed my eyes for a while and opened them, and the operation was over!
It was similar to experiencing a situation called
Of course that’s why.
There was one more shocking fact that King Venetogna could not even dream of.
Right now, he is checking his plans while earnestly praying to his ancestors and the spirits of the mountain range.
It was the fact that Lloyd, the culprit (?) of this situation, was flying brazenly towards the capital of the Kingdom of Veneto here on the Bone Dragon.
