SNCF Z 8800
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The SNCF Z 8800 is a class of French dual-voltage electric multiple units used primarily for suburban and regional commuter services around Paris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SNCF Z 8800 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8304153 — 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: SNCF Z 8800 Context triple: [Line U, rollingStock, SNCF Z 8800]
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A.
SNCF TER
SNCF TER is the regional rail service of France’s national railway company, providing local passenger train connections across various French regions.
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B.
TGV Sud-Est trainset
The TGV Sud-Est trainset is the original high-speed electric multiple unit used on France’s pioneering TGV services, known for inaugurating high-speed rail in the country in the early 1980s.
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C.
TGV Réseau trainset
The TGV Réseau trainset is a high-speed electric multiple unit used by the French national railway for long-distance services on the TGV network.
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D.
SNCF Voyageurs
SNCF Voyageurs is the passenger rail operating division of France’s national railway company, responsible for running high-speed, regional, and commuter train services.
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E.
TGV Atlantique trainset
The TGV Atlantique trainset is a high-speed French electric multiple unit introduced by SNCF in the late 1980s for services from Paris toward western and southwestern France, once holding the world speed record for rail trains.
- 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: SNCF Z 8800 Target entity description: The SNCF Z 8800 is a class of French dual-voltage electric multiple units used primarily for suburban and regional commuter services around Paris.
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A.
SNCF TER
SNCF TER is the regional rail service of France’s national railway company, providing local passenger train connections across various French regions.
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B.
TGV Sud-Est trainset
The TGV Sud-Est trainset is the original high-speed electric multiple unit used on France’s pioneering TGV services, known for inaugurating high-speed rail in the country in the early 1980s.
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C.
TGV Réseau trainset
The TGV Réseau trainset is a high-speed electric multiple unit used by the French national railway for long-distance services on the TGV network.
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D.
SNCF Voyageurs
SNCF Voyageurs is the passenger rail operating division of France’s national railway company, responsible for running high-speed, regional, and commuter train services.
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E.
TGV Atlantique trainset
The TGV Atlantique trainset is a high-speed French electric multiple unit introduced by SNCF in the late 1980s for services from Paris toward western and southwestern France, once holding the world speed record for rail trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter train
ⓘ
dual-voltage train ⓘ electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| belongsToOperator | SNCF Île-de-France network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| carBody | double-deck ⓘ |
| category |
French electric multiple units
ⓘ
SNCF rolling stock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor |
RER services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transilien services NERFINISHED ⓘ high-capacity commuter traffic ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration | multiple side doors per car ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem |
1.5 kV DC overhead line
ⓘ
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| family | Z 2N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car sets ⓘ |
| introduced | 1980s ⓘ |
| livery | Île-de-France Transilien liveries ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Alsthom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francorail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | compatible with other Z 2N series units ⓘ |
| operator |
RER C
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ Transilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter services around Paris ⓘ |
| purpose | short to medium distance passenger transport ⓘ |
| region | Paris metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
SNCF Z 20500
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SNCF Z 20900 NERFINISHED ⓘ SNCF Z 5600 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| serviceType |
regional rail
ⓘ
suburban rail ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | EMU ⓘ |
| usedOn |
RER C line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transilien Line N NERFINISHED ⓘ Transilien Line U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voltageClass | dual-voltage 1.5 kV DC / 25 kV AC ⓘ |
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: SNCF Z 8800 Description of subject: The SNCF Z 8800 is a class of French dual-voltage electric multiple units used primarily for suburban and regional commuter services around Paris.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Line U