British Rail Class 24
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The British Rail Class 24 was a type of early diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the late 1950s for mixed-traffic duties on British Railways, particularly in Scotland and northern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Rail Class 24 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20316170 — 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 24 Context triple: [BR Derby Works, designed, British Rail Class 24]
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British Rail Class 20
The British Rail Class 20 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the late 1950s for freight and general-purpose duties on British Railways, noted for its distinctive single-cab design and reliability.
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B.
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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C.
British Rail Class 221
The British Rail Class 221 is a fleet of high-speed diesel-electric tilting multiple units used on intercity services in the UK, closely related to the Voyager family of trains.
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D.
British Rail Class 166
The British Rail Class 166 is a diesel multiple-unit train used primarily for regional and commuter services in the UK, known for its higher speed and comfort compared to earlier local units.
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E.
British Rail Class 171
The British Rail Class 171 is a diesel multiple unit train used primarily by Southern in the UK, closely related to the Class 170 but equipped with different coupling systems for compatibility with other Southern stock.
- 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 24 Target entity description: The British Rail Class 24 was a type of early diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the late 1950s for mixed-traffic duties on British Railways, particularly in Scotland and northern England.
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A.
British Rail Class 20
The British Rail Class 20 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the late 1950s for freight and general-purpose duties on British Railways, noted for its distinctive single-cab design and reliability.
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B.
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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C.
British Rail Class 221
The British Rail Class 221 is a fleet of high-speed diesel-electric tilting multiple units used on intercity services in the UK, closely related to the Voyager family of trains.
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D.
British Rail Class 166
The British Rail Class 166 is a diesel multiple-unit train used primarily for regional and commuter services in the UK, known for its higher speed and comfort compared to earlier local units.
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E.
British Rail Class 171
The British Rail Class 171 is a diesel multiple unit train used primarily by Southern in the UK, closely related to the Class 170 but equipped with different coupling systems for compatibility with other Southern stock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.