British Rail Class 379
E631747
The British Rail Class 379 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built for high-frequency commuter and airport services on the UK rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 379 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6315347 — 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: British Rail Class 379 Context triple: [British Rail Class 377, canMultipleWorkWith, British Rail Class 379]
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A.
British Rail Class 377
The British Rail Class 377 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit commuter trains widely used in southeast England, particularly by Govia Thameslink Railway services.
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B.
British Rail Class 373
The British Rail Class 373 is a high-speed electric multiple unit train designed for cross-Channel services through the Channel Tunnel, primarily operated by Eurostar between the UK and mainland Europe.
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C.
British Rail Class 387
The British Rail Class 387 is a fleet of modern electric multiple-unit trains used on high-speed commuter and airport services in the UK.
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D.
British Rail Class 365
The British Rail Class 365 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built in the mid-1990s for suburban and regional services in southeast England and on the East Coast Main Line.
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E.
British Rail Class 745
The British Rail Class 745 is a modern electric multiple unit train built for Greater Anglia, designed for high-capacity, intercity and airport services on the UK rail network.
- 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: British Rail Class 379 Target entity description: The British Rail Class 379 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built for high-frequency commuter and airport services on the UK rail network.
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A.
British Rail Class 377
The British Rail Class 377 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit commuter trains widely used in southeast England, particularly by Govia Thameslink Railway services.
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B.
British Rail Class 373
The British Rail Class 373 is a high-speed electric multiple unit train designed for cross-Channel services through the Channel Tunnel, primarily operated by Eurostar between the UK and mainland Europe.
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C.
British Rail Class 387
The British Rail Class 387 is a fleet of modern electric multiple-unit trains used on high-speed commuter and airport services in the UK.
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D.
British Rail Class 365
The British Rail Class 365 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built in the mid-1990s for suburban and regional services in southeast England and on the East Coast Main Line.
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E.
British Rail Class 745
The British Rail Class 745 is a modern electric multiple unit train built for Greater Anglia, designed for high-capacity, intercity and airport services on the UK rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail electric multiple unit
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electric multiple unit ⓘ passenger train ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| builder | Bombardier Derby Litchurch Lane Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carbodyMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| category |
UK mainline rolling stock
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airport rail link rolling stock ⓘ suburban electric multiple units ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | around 2010–2011 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | Dellner coupler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Bombardier Transportation UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
ⓘ
airport passengers with luggage ⓘ high-frequency operation ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| family | Electrostar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyFeature | shares design with other Electrostar classes such as Class 375 and Class 377 ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car units ⓘ |
| formerOperator | National Express East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
Stansted Airport rail services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-frequency commuter services ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | compatible with other Electrostar units ⓘ |
| numberInClass | approximately 30 units ⓘ |
| operator |
Abellio Greater Anglia
NERFINISHED
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Greater Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stansted Express brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorRegion |
East of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and surrounding area ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryRoute |
Stansted Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Anglia Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 2010s ⓘ |
| serviceType |
airport service
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commuter service ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOn |
London Liverpool Street – Stansted Airport services
ⓘ
West Anglia suburban services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: British Rail Class 379 Description of subject: The British Rail Class 379 is a fleet of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built for high-frequency commuter and airport services on the UK rail network.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
British Rail Class 720