Tiger Stripes colour scheme
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The Tiger Stripes colour scheme is a pattern of painting applied to locomotive
s to improve visibility. It entails painting the whole locomotive bright yellow
, and adding diagonal black
stripes to the front and back. It is called 'Tiger Stripes' because of its resemblance to the stripes of a tiger
.
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s to improve visibility. It entails painting the whole locomotive bright yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
, and adding diagonal black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
stripes to the front and back. It is called 'Tiger Stripes' because of its resemblance to the stripes of a tiger
Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
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