Take a picture of the New Year's flavor
This is the first time I have spent the Chinese New Year overseas since joining the work, and I hope my mother is healthy, safe and happy! On February 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Zhonghua, a 27-year-old employee of the Ramadan 10th City Light Rail Railway Maintenance Project of China Railway 16th Bureau Group in Egypt, sent New Year blessings to his family in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, which is more than 7,500 kilometers away from his home.
Chinese and Egyptian employees celebrate the arrival of the Spring Festival together.
Located in the east of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, the Egyptian Ramadan 10th Light Rail Link is an important link connecting the urban area of Cairo with the new administrative capital, the 10th of Ramadan and satellite cities along the eastern route, and is also one of the flagship projects of the "Belt and Road" cooperation between China and Egypt. Wang Zhonghua, a "post-95" employee from Shandong, is responsible for safe production in the maintenance project in Egypt. During the Spring Festival, railway maintenance could not be stopped, and he and his colleagues chose to stay overseas for the New Year.
The site of the Ramadan 10th City Light Rail Railway Project in Egypt.
On the 28th day of the lunar month, Wang Zhonghua put on his work clothes and helmet early and came to the project site for safety inspection. He first carried out safety training before entering the venue, carefully checked whether the workers' reflective vests and helmets were worn in a standardized manner, and then carefully checked whether there were potential safety hazards in the on-site anti-skid frames and distribution boxes. "We will take pictures of key parts and send the on-site inspection back to the project team in a timely manner. Wang Zhonghua said, "Safety is no trivial matter. Especially during the Spring Festival, we should be more cautious about overseas projects to ensure safety and reassure our families. ”
Wang Zhonghua explained the safety precautions on site to his Egyptian colleagues.
Ding Rongqing, deputy project manager and power supply engineer, is from Hubei, and as one of the few "post-70s" in the project department, he has been in Egypt since March last year. Although he has rich work experience, he did not participate in the construction, acceptance, and shortage work of the 10th Ramadan City Light Rail Railway in Egypt, and the European standards adopted are very different from those in China, as well as the differences in culture and life, which brought many challenges to Ding Rongqing's work. "We continue to learn, digest and absorb, adapt to the new working environment as soon as possible, master the new work standards and work requirements, make every effort to ensure the normal operation of the line, and provide efficient and convenient transportation services for the local people. ”
Ding Rongqing checks the drawings.
Talking about the most memorable event in the past year, project employee Wang Dajin still remembers a line failure. "At that time, the line tripped continuously, and after a whole day and a night of inspection and testing, all the equipment was normal, but the tripping phenomenon still occurred from time to time, and the cause of the failure had not been found, and everyone felt great pressure. Wang Dajin said that the project team did not give up, through continuous communication with equipment manufacturers, seeking technical support, and using the early hours of the morning to go out again to carry out line inspections, and finally found that the two sets of test data showed that the resistance value at the same location was abnormal, and the cause of the fault was finally found.
Chinese and Egyptian staff carry out night inspections.
Being stationed overseas is not homesick. Wang Dajin said, "If you are far away from your hometown and relatives, you may not be able to go back once for several years." But every time the team has made unremitting efforts to complete equipment maintenance and repair, solve line failures, and ensure the normal operation of the railway, everyone feels that this perseverance is worth it. ”
Up to now, the project team has completed a total of 1,634 equipment maintenance and repairs, 508 troubleshooting and 15 emergency rescues, providing a strong guarantee for the normal operation of the 10th Ramadan City Light Rail Railway in Egypt. "For our outstanding performance, we also received the 2023 Team of the Year Award from the Owner. Wang Dajin said proudly.
The project department commends the outstanding employees of the year.
Abdelrahman, an Egyptian employee who studied in China for two years, has chosen a Chinese name for himself, Xu Qingfeng. After returning to Egypt, he has always been obsessed with Chinese food, and after returning to China, he has not forgotten to promote Chinese food and culture.
After learning that Chinese companies were involved in the maintenance of the Ramadan 10th City Light Rail Railway, Abdul Rahman happily joined the project team as an intern. He said, "We are very grateful to Chinese companies for their contributions. The Chinese masters have a wealth of work experience and are also very patient, and we have learned a lot and grown a lot under their hands-on teaching. ”
Egyptian employee Xu Qingfeng.
Although I can't be reunited with my family, I can't be absent from the New Year. In order to welcome the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the project department organized a wealth of activities, inviting foreign employees to hang lanterns, paste Spring Festival couplets, make dumplings, and eat hot pot. Dong Tiancheng, director of the project engineering department, also specially invited foreign employees to make a documentary "Aerial Photography China", everyone was shocked by China's profound history, vast land and rich resources, and said that they must go to China once in their lives to experience China's culture, beauty and food in person.
The Chinese New Year is really lively! Su Xiulin, an Egyptian employee who is experiencing the Chinese New Year for the first time, said that it is because of the arrival of Chinese companies to help build and operate the Ramadan 10th City Light Rail Railway, that they have the opportunity to get more jobs and learn about China's advanced technology. "We love China, welcome Chinese friends to Egypt, and look forward to one day to visit China! ”
On the afternoon of the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it was the domestic Chinese New Year's Eve, and all the members of the project department gathered in the restaurant, watching TV, chatting about homely cooking, eating dumplings, grabbing red envelopes, and welcoming the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Dragon together. "2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and it is also my natal year, I hope that everything will go well in the new year, the motherland will be prosperous and strong, the enterprise will be thriving, and the family will be happy and healthy! Dong Tiancheng made his New Year's resolution. (China Railway 16th Bureau).