Huaxia Railway is experiencing rapid development at the current stage. Improving operating speed and increasing transport capacity have always been problems that the railway department has been trying to solve. Therefore, there are the first, second, third... Nth major speed increase in the country.
There are three problems that have long plagued China's railway transportation. One is insufficient railway operating mileage, and the other is insufficient operating speed and insufficient traction load.
On the one hand, the railway department hopes to improve the operating efficiency of existing lines by increasing the speed of passenger cars. On the other hand, it also hopes to achieve freight efficiency by increasing the traction weight of a single train.
More than 20 years ago, more than 400 ND5 diesel-electric locomotives from GE in the United States brought a huge boost to the freight transportation of China Railway. These old and strong locomotives are still working on the existing lines even more than ten years later;
Now, the railway department has come up with the pinnacle of China's diesel passenger locomotives - the DF11G diesel locomotive, paired with the 25T series chassis derived from Canada's Bombardier technology. This combination is the highest combination for China's railway passenger transportation before China's high-speed rail takes off. .
According to the news received by Senior Brother Liu, Qishuyan Locomotive Factory's DF11G has begun to roll off the production line in large quantities and is ready to be distributed to various divisions. The 25T chassis of Sifang Bombardier Vehicle Factory is also in mass production.
The 25T series chassis includes YZ25T, RZ25T, YW25T, RW25T and XL25T. The initial letters represent their uses, such as hard seats, soft seats, hard sleepers, soft sleepers, and luggage.
Vehicle bottoms suitable for high-speed driving have very high requirements for bogies. This series of vehicle bottoms are designed with a structural speed of 180 kilometers and can operate at a speed of 160 hours without stopping for more than 20 hours.
This data can basically ensure that the train will not stop from any first-tier city in China to another first-tier city.
When Li Mu really started working in logistics, he realized how big a problem transport capacity is. It is just like the bandwidth problem in the Internet industry at this stage. The upper limit is very low and it is difficult to improve.
At this stage, China's civil aviation is not developed enough. The total cargo capacity of the belly cargo warehouse is already very limited, and the total volume is not enough for Taobao Logistics. Therefore, Taobao Logistics urgently needs faster and large-capacity transportation channels.
Without technological innovations like the DF11G and 25T undercarriages, if traditional freight diesel locomotives were used to tow ordinary luggage undercarriages, the speed per hour would only reach 80 kilometers per hour, and the most embarrassing thing is that existing online passenger transport has high priority. For freight, freight trains basically move slowly and stop-and-go. This kind of railway transportation is of little significance to Taobao Logistics, a small-piece logistics company that pursues high efficiency.
However, if the railway department can use DF11G and 25T trains to open a special luggage train for Taobao Logistics, and give it the same priority as a direct train, then it can run to the destination unimpeded, and the efficiency will increase several times. .
Therefore, railway transportation, which was originally not very attractive to Li Mu, suddenly became a hot topic in his eyes, making him enthusiastic.
In his eyes, this kind of change is like the era when Internet bandwidth was booming. Suddenly one day, bandwidth reached a new height, and Youtube was born.
In the eyes of ordinary users, Youtube is just a new way of playing in Internet life. However, in the eyes of practitioners, global Internet bandwidth and data computing capabilities can support netizens around the world to access Youtube and watch online. When watching the video, what they saw was a whole new era.
But having said that, the railway department is a state-owned department. What they have to consider is the national passenger and freight lines. Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to provide humanized customized services to private enterprises. In other words, although the railway department has such awesome capabilities Whether you are willing to use these things for private enterprises is a big question.
Therefore, Li Mu asked Senior Brother Liu to issue a verbal military order to communicate with the railway department as soon as possible and strive to win the express luggage train for Taobao Logistics.
Moreover, Li Mu's planned route is that in the first stage, he must win from Yanjing to Shanghai and build the Beijing-Shanghai line; then he must win from Shanghai to Yangcheng and open the Beijing-Guangzhou line, and use these three cities to connect the eastern part of the mainland. Then connect Yanjing to Yudu, Yudu to Shanghai, and connect the central region;
In the second stage, it is necessary to extend from Yanjing to the Northeast Pass. At least it must first open up Beijing and Shenyang, then go west from Yudu to open up Chang'an, and then go west from Shanghai to open up Rongcheng;
If these two stages can be achieved, Taobao Logistics' express delivery efficiency across the country will be greatly improved. By then, even all-land transportation will be able to achieve delivery within 48 hours in major areas across the country, except for the southwest and northwest border areas. Achieve delivery within 72 hours.
In front of Senior Brother Liu and Master Lei, Li Mu spread out a map of China and, using pens of three colors, popularized a logistics concept he planned to the two of them - the concept of time-limited zones.
The red pen represents the 24-hour time limit;
The blue pen represents the 48-hour time limit;
The black pen represents the 72-hour aging zone;
Li Muxian used a red pen to circle the three cities of Yanjing, Shanghai and Yangcheng, and said to the two of them: "In my eyes, the development of express logistics is the division and expansion of time zones. We have just started When doing this, the first-tier cities are first included in the 48-hour timeliness zone, and the surrounding areas are included in the 72-hour timeliness zone. Then, by enhancing the speed and efficiency of trunk logistics between the three cities, the first-tier cities are included in the 24-hour timeliness zone. The surrounding area of radiation is included in the 48-hour time limit zone;”
"Then, we added more trunk line point-to-point transportation. From the first first-tier cities to the first-tier cities, the trunk line point-to-point became the trunk line point-to-point. When it developed from the first-tier cities to the second-tier cities, it also became the trunk line point-to-point. Then it developed to the second-tier cities and the second-tier cities. Become a point-to-point trunk line, so that more 72-hour time zones can be upgraded to 48-hour time zones;"
“In the future development at this stage, we must make greater use of aviation to upgrade point-to-point air transport on main lines, acquire more belly cargo resources, acquire more cargo aircraft resources, and even build our own cargo aircraft. Team."
When Li Mu mentioned that he wanted to build his own fleet, Senior Brother Liu and Master Lei both looked forward to it. Like Li Mu, they were deeply aware of the pain points in the logistics industry, either not enough transportation, or not fast enough. Therefore, they also know how significant it is to the entire logistics system if they have their own freight fleet.
In the previous life, Shunfeng was the first private logistics company to develop an aircraft fleet. Shunfeng's fleet development method was relatively steady and steady. It started with second-hand mobile phones and bought them one by one. It seemed that buying aircraft was too expensive and risky. However, Shunfeng soon tasted the benefits of owning its own cargo aircraft in China's rapidly developing e-commerce field, and then continued to expand its fleet size.
Li Mu also knows that in the future, whether Taobao Logistics goes overseas or not, a fleet is a must. For bulk logistics, they focus on railways and roads domestically, and shipping internationally. But for small-piece logistics, regardless of domestic Or abroad, aircraft are the main force for victory.
Li Mu said to the two of them: "There are two ways for us to establish an airline and develop our own cargo fleet in the future. The first is to do it steadily. For example, we first buy two cargo planes that are more than ten years old. There are only two When flying, long-distance trunk transportation such as Yanjing to Yangcheng maximizes the advantage of aviation timeliness. When there are four planes, it circulates between long-distance eastern trunk cities and long-distance western trunk cities. "When there are eight aircraft, it can cover the central, northeastern and western regions; when there are sixteen aircraft, it can cover more provincial capitals and even the northwest and southwest borders."
“The second is to strike high. We can invest in at least eight all-cargo aircraft from the beginning through financing, loans, purchases, and leases to directly revitalize domestic hub cities, and then double the number on this basis. "
Leader Lei said: "Mr. Li, this kind of asset investment may be too heavy. Our current investment in logistics is already very huge. Further development of automation in the future will require more investment."
Li Mu said: "Money is never the most critical issue. The question is whether we can make the best use of everything once we launch our own fleet and have eight or 16 cargo planes. Taobao has sufficient cash flow and Redundant funds can provide blood for logistics. As a backup blood bank, Makino Technology is always ready to provide Taobao Logistics with interest-free loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars when Taobao Logistics needs it most. If Makino Technology is listed in the first half of next year, we will have The cash reserves here will exceed 10 billion US dollars, which is enough for Taobao Logistics to move forward at full speed."
After saying that, Li Mu added: "Besides, for logistics and transportation, we don't need to buy new aircraft. We purchase all second-hand aircraft. In this way, the cost can be reduced by more than half."
Leader Lei nodded slightly and asked, "Then do you think when is the appropriate time for us to start fleet construction?"
Li Mu said firmly: "Now!"
After finishing speaking, Li Mu explained: "Now is a good time for Taobao Logistics to shine in the world. It will become the business card of Chinese enterprises like Makino Technology. When we announce major decisions at this time, the influence of the enterprise will be improved." It will achieve the best effect, and now is also the best time for us to be coquettish with the country, including the express luggage train and fleet construction."
Brother Liu said: "In this case, let's apply to establish Taobao Logistics Airlines first!"
Li Mu asked him: "Brother Liu, you have done a lot of research on logistics. What are the processes required to establish an airline?"
Senior Brother Liu said: "The most important thing is that the Civil Aviation Administration of China needs approval for the establishment. We must first submit an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China."
Li Mu nodded and blurted out: "The troops are divided into two groups. Some people are responsible for the preparations for the establishment of the airline, and some people start preparations in advance, including identifying suitable aircraft, pilots, and base and airport resources. It is best to start with the current civil aviation system. Hire a group of experienced people from here!"
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