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Offline Mr. Ron  
#1 Posted : 13 December 2022 21:03:04(UTC)
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Mr. Ron

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What is the reason German steam locomotives painted their chassis and wheels red? I'm wondering if the paint scheme had a specific reason or was it just for general appearance.
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Offline mbarreto  
#2 Posted : 13 December 2022 22:51:15(UTC)
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Relative to the wheels I was told that if they were black it wasn't so easy to see the defects that appear with time.

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