red oxide

noun — 2 senses

red oxide

noun

1

ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃)

2

A brownish red colour, often of paint.

Almost all wagon stock is painted red oxide, except for the B.S.R., N.S.R., and S.I.R., whose wagons are black, and the American and Canadian-built "WD" stock, which is painted olive-green.1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, pages 119-120:

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