BLACK BATTLEDRESS
FOR 20,000 BRITISH LOCOMO-
TIVES
Twenty thousand British locomotives are putting on war paint "for the duration." As each "loco" comes in for repair and overhaul, its gajcrimson or green or blue for tliei individual railway, together with the emblems and other decorations, are being hidden beneath a coat of uniform black paint. Both paint and labour are also being saved by the decision not to paint new or repaired wagons: except for a single bottom board which bears its number and ownership. Passenger carriages are being given coats of paint or varnish only when absolutely necessary for protection, against bad weather conditions, while interior decoration must await the end of the war.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 16, 20 October 1942, Page 3
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115BLACK BATTLEDRESS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 16, 20 October 1942, Page 3
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