Class 700 electric multiple unit
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The Class 700 electric multiple unit is a modern high-capacity commuter train used on Thameslink and related services in the UK, designed for intensive suburban and cross-London operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Class 700 | 1 |
| Class 700 electric multiple unit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4996815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Class 700 electric multiple unit Context triple: [Great Northern, usesRollingStockType, Class 700 electric multiple unit]
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A.
Class 365 electric multiple unit
The Class 365 electric multiple unit is a British dual-voltage commuter train type introduced in the 1990s for high-frequency suburban and regional services, primarily around London and the southeast.
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B.
M7 electric multiple unit
The M7 electric multiple unit is a modern commuter rail car class built for high-frequency, third-rail electrified service, notably operating on New York’s Long Island Rail Road and similar regional rail networks.
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C.
Class 720 EMU
The Class 720 EMU is a modern British electric multiple unit train built for high-capacity commuter and regional services, primarily operated in East Anglia.
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D.
Class 730 Aventra
The Class 730 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Alstom (originally Bombardier) for high-capacity, commuter and regional rail services on the UK network.
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E.
Class 745 EMU
The Class 745 EMU is a modern electric multiple unit train used on regional and intercity services in the UK, built for high-capacity, high-comfort passenger operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Class 700 electric multiple unit Target entity description: The Class 700 electric multiple unit is a modern high-capacity commuter train used on Thameslink and related services in the UK, designed for intensive suburban and cross-London operations.
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A.
Class 365 electric multiple unit
The Class 365 electric multiple unit is a British dual-voltage commuter train type introduced in the 1990s for high-frequency suburban and regional services, primarily around London and the southeast.
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B.
M7 electric multiple unit
The M7 electric multiple unit is a modern commuter rail car class built for high-frequency, third-rail electrified service, notably operating on New York’s Long Island Rail Road and similar regional rail networks.
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C.
Class 720 EMU
The Class 720 EMU is a modern British electric multiple unit train built for high-capacity commuter and regional services, primarily operated in East Anglia.
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D.
Class 730 Aventra
The Class 730 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Alstom (originally Bombardier) for high-capacity, commuter and regional rail services on the UK network.
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E.
Class 745 EMU
The Class 745 EMU is a modern electric multiple unit train used on regional and intercity services in the UK, built for high-capacity, high-comfort passenger operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter train
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| accessibilityFeature |
audio-visual passenger information systems
ⓘ
dedicated wheelchair spaces ⓘ level boarding at most platforms ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| builder | Siemens Krefeld factory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carbodyMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| class700_0Quantity | 60 ⓘ |
| class700_1Quantity | 55 ⓘ |
| configuration | dual-voltage ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depot |
Hornsey depot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Bridges depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high passenger throughput
ⓘ
intensive suburban operations ⓘ |
| doorArrangement | three pairs per side per car ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem |
25 kV AC overhead
ⓘ
750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| family | Siemens Desiro City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formation |
12-car units
ⓘ
8-car units ⓘ |
| interiorLayout |
2+2 seating
ⓘ
wide gangways ⓘ |
| introduced | 2016 ⓘ |
| livery | Thameslink white and grey with coloured doors ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Siemens Mobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
160 km/h ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | within class only ⓘ |
| operator |
Govia Thameslink Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thameslink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| owner |
Cross London Trains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
cross-London services
ⓘ
high-capacity commuter services ⓘ |
| replaced |
British Rail Class 319
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Class 377 on some Thameslink services ⓘ |
| route |
Bedford to Brighton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge to Brighton ⓘ Peterborough to Horsham ⓘ St Albans to Sutton loop services ⓘ Thameslink core route through central London ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
AWS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ETCS Level 2 (on core route) NERFINISHED ⓘ GSM-R NERFINISHED ⓘ TPWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2016 ⓘ |
| toiletProvision | universal-access toilet in each unit ⓘ |
| totalCarsBuilt | 1150 ⓘ |
| totalUnitsBuilt | 115 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Class 700 electric multiple unit Description of subject: The Class 700 electric multiple unit is a modern high-capacity commuter train used on Thameslink and related services in the UK, designed for intensive suburban and cross-London operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Great Northern (train operating company)
→
usesRollingStockType
→
Class 700 electric multiple unit
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Great Northern
subject surface form:
British Rail Class 700
this entity surface form:
Class 700