Red Flag 1-class locomotive
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The Red Flag 1 (Korean: 붉은기1, Pulg'ŭn'gi-1) and Red Flag 2 (붉은기2, Pulg'ŭn'gi-2) class locomotives are multi-purpose electric locomotives built by the Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Complex and operated by the North Korean State Railway.
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As a result of its being one of the first successes of the Ch'ŏllima Movement,[2] along with being the most numerous of all locomotive types on North Korea's railways,[3] it has become a distinctive symbol of North Korea, featured on postage stamps,[4] propaganda posters, at the Arirang Festival, and even a mural at a station of the P'yŏngyang Metro. In 2001, Kim Jong Il awarded the Hero of Labour title to the Red Flag 1 class in recognition of its long-standing service, and the type has also been awarded the Order of the Red Banner Of the Three Great Revolutions three times.[2]