page_title: Red Flag 1-class locomotive
section_title: Numbering
hierarchical_section_title: Red Flag 1-class locomotive / Numbering
caption_attribution_description: English: Sinanju Station Deutsch: Bahnhof Sinanju 한국어: 평의선 신안주청년역. 붉은기-5136호 전기 기관차가 보인다.
context_page_description: The Red Flag 1 and Red Flag 2 class locomotives are multi-purpose electric locomotives built by the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works and operated by the North Korean State Railway.
  As a result of its being one of the first successes of the Ch'ŏllima Movement, along with being the most numerous of all locomotive types on North Korea's railways, it has become a distinctive symbol of North Korea, featured on postage stamps, 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.
context_section_description: Running numbers are allotted in the 5000, 5100, 5200 and 5300 series, but the assignment seems haphazard, with many units of Red Flag 2 design carrying lower serial numbers than some Red Flag 1 units.
  The 5000 series consists entirely of early-style Red Flag 1, and the 5100 series is almost entirely early-style Red Flag 1, with one anomalous unit of Red Flag 2 design (5103); this may be a case of a scrapped unit's number being reassigned. The 5200 and 5300 series are a mix of late-style Red Flag 1, Red Flag 2 and Man'gyŏngdae-class units. While it is possible that 387 locomotives were built, with simultaneous production of both designs, it seems more likely that as the Red Flag 2 were being built, existing units of the Red Flag 1 type were rebuilt internally to Red Flag 2 standard and given new running numbers. This would fit better with the information that around 150 units were built in total. However, to add to the confusion, over the years many units were upgraded and rebuilt, and given new class names, whilst retaining their original running number.
caption: Red Flag 1 class 붉은기5136 in Sinanju.
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