The "grandfather" of the diesel locomotive that became popular on the Internet for promoting high-speed rail has actually never retired.

According to reports, widespread rain and snow in the central and eastern regions has lasted for many days, and many railway trains have been forced to cancel and run at limited speeds, which has had a great impact on Spring Festival travel. However, unlike high-speed rail, high-speed trains, and electrified trains that rely on electrical lines, diesel locomotives are almost not affected by bad weather.Not only did the trains operate smoothly, they also played a rescue role, pulling high-speed trains and high-speed trains along the way.

Many netizens took a video of an internal combustion engine locomotive towing the Fuxing. The products of the two eras are closely connected at this moment, causing heated discussions among netizens.

"At critical moments, we have to rely on our elders", "The EMU calls on the master of internal combustion","It's like an old father, stepping forward to help his son!" "In the end, the master of internal combustion resisted everything." Various dubbing subtitles brought a lot of joy and touch to netizens.

In the minds of many netizens, trains like internal combustion engine locomotives should have been retired long ago. Why are there still so many?

However, according to media reports, although the "grandfather" of diesel locomotives is old, he has always been on the job and has not retired, and his "employment prospects" are still wide.

According to data from the National Railway Administration,As of 2020, the number of railway locomotives nationwide is 21,000, of which 7,700 are diesel locomotives, accounting for 36.5%, more than one-third.

Diesel locomotives rely on their own engines to drive and do not require external power sources to travel, playing an important role in extreme weather conditions.

As for the internal combustion engines that are rarely seen in normal times, they suddenly appeared in large numbers this time?

This is because internal combustion engines have been preparing for the Spring Festival travel rush, mainly serving as rescue engines on various line sections and rarely stopping at stations.

In addition, diesel locomotives are also a business “all-rounder”.In addition to transportation, rescue, and debris removal, it is also mainly used in the shunting yard for train marshalling, dismantling operations, and shunting within the station section, or it can also be used for short-distance small-run traction operations.