British Rail Class 08
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The British Rail Class 08 is a widely used diesel-electric shunting locomotive introduced in the mid-20th century and long regarded as the standard yard shunter on Britain’s railways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Rail Class 08 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20316168 — 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 08 Context triple: [BR Derby Works, designed, British Rail Class 08]
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A.
British Rail Class 56
The British Rail Class 56 is a heavy freight diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the 1970s for high-power haulage duties on the UK rail network.
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B.
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives introduced in the 1960s for high-speed passenger and freight services on the West Coast Main Line and other electrified routes in the UK.
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C.
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47 is a widely used diesel-electric locomotive class introduced in the 1960s, notable for its extensive service across the UK rail network with both passenger and freight trains.
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D.
British Rail Class 40
The British Rail Class 40 is a class of heavy diesel-electric locomotives built in the late 1950s and early 1960s for express passenger and freight services on British Railways, now preserved and operated on heritage lines.
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E.
British Rail Class 57
The British Rail Class 57 is a rebuilt diesel-electric locomotive class for the UK rail network, created by re-engineering older locomotives with updated engines and systems to extend their service life and improve performance.
- 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 08 Target entity description: The British Rail Class 08 is a widely used diesel-electric shunting locomotive introduced in the mid-20th century and long regarded as the standard yard shunter on Britain’s railways.
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A.
British Rail Class 56
The British Rail Class 56 is a heavy freight diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the 1970s for high-power haulage duties on the UK rail network.
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B.
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives introduced in the 1960s for high-speed passenger and freight services on the West Coast Main Line and other electrified routes in the UK.
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C.
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47 is a widely used diesel-electric locomotive class introduced in the 1960s, notable for its extensive service across the UK rail network with both passenger and freight trains.
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D.
British Rail Class 40
The British Rail Class 40 is a class of heavy diesel-electric locomotives built in the late 1950s and early 1960s for express passenger and freight services on British Railways, now preserved and operated on heritage lines.
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E.
British Rail Class 57
The British Rail Class 57 is a rebuilt diesel-electric locomotive class for the UK rail network, created by re-engineering older locomotives with updated engines and systems to extend their service life and improve performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.