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What were the old UK wiring colours?

Plugs used to be wired:

           Green  -  Earth
       
  Black  -  Neutral
       
  Red  -  Live

Wiring diagram of an old UK plug.

Red is the equivalent of what is now brown. Maybe this will help:

 

Touch red and you will be dead

Touch brown and you will also go down 

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