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Russian locomotive number U127 at the Museum of the Moscow Railway in 2012
Russian locomotive number U127 at the Museum of the Moscow Railway in 2012

Russian 4-6-0 steam locomotive number U127, the official steam locomotive of Vladimir Lenin, was built in 1910 and used to pull passenger trains on the Tashkent Railway. It received its distinctive red livery in 1923, and was withdrawn from service in 1937. The "Red Locomotive," as it came to be known, was preserved and is now on static display at the Museum of the Moscow Railway.

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