Regional Railways
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Regional Railways was one of the post-sectorisation passenger business sectors of British Rail, responsible for operating local and regional train services across much of the UK outside the main intercity and commuter networks.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regional Railways canonical | 8 |
| Regional Railways North East | 2 |
| Regional Railways North West | 2 |
| Regional Railways sector | 2 |
| Regional Railways (former) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1273325 — 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.
Target entity: Regional Railways Context triple: [British Rail, introducedBrand, Regional Railways]
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A.
Regionalbahn
Regionalbahn is a category of German regional train service that provides relatively frequent, short- to medium-distance connections between local towns and cities.
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B.
U.S. intercity passenger rail network
The U.S. intercity passenger rail network is a nationwide system of medium- and long-distance train routes, primarily operated by Amtrak, that connects major cities and regions across the United States.
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C.
Vy regional trains
Vy regional trains are Norway’s intercity and regional passenger rail services operated by Vy, connecting major cities and towns across the country, including direct links to Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
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D.
SL commuter rail
SL commuter rail is the suburban and regional train network serving the greater Stockholm area as part of the city’s public transport system.
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E.
Regional-Express
Regional-Express is a category of medium-distance passenger trains in Germany that provide relatively fast regional connections between cities and towns, operated under the Deutsche Bahn network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Regional Railways Target entity description: Regional Railways was one of the post-sectorisation passenger business sectors of British Rail, responsible for operating local and regional train services across much of the UK outside the main intercity and commuter networks.
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A.
Regionalbahn
Regionalbahn is a category of German regional train service that provides relatively frequent, short- to medium-distance connections between local towns and cities.
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B.
U.S. intercity passenger rail network
The U.S. intercity passenger rail network is a nationwide system of medium- and long-distance train routes, primarily operated by Amtrak, that connects major cities and regions across the United States.
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C.
Vy regional trains
Vy regional trains are Norway’s intercity and regional passenger rail services operated by Vy, connecting major cities and towns across the country, including direct links to Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
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D.
SL commuter rail
SL commuter rail is the suburban and regional train network serving the greater Stockholm area as part of the city’s public transport system.
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E.
Regional-Express
Regional-Express is a category of medium-distance passenger trains in Germany that provide relatively fast regional connections between cities and towns, operated under the Deutsche Bahn network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail sector
ⓘ
passenger rail operator ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1997 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1997-03-31 ⓘ |
| formerName | Provincial ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Birmingham ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| liveryColor |
blue
ⓘ
light blue ⓘ white ⓘ |
| logoUsedFrom | 1987 ⓘ |
| logoUsedUntil | 1997 ⓘ |
| mainCompetitor |
InterCity
ⓘ
Network SouthEast ⓘ |
| notableRouteType |
cross-country regional routes
ⓘ
rural branch lines ⓘ suburban routes outside Network SouthEast ⓘ |
| operatedRailServices |
local rail services
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
| operatedRollingStockType |
diesel multiple unit
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ locomotive-hauled coaching stock ⓘ |
| operatedUnderBrand | Regional Railways self-link ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| parentOrganization | British Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | sectorisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| precededBy | British Rail Provincial sector ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork |
British railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
British Rail network
|
| replacedBy |
Anglia Railways
ⓘ
Central Trains (former) ⓘ
surface form:
Central Trains
Merseyrail ⓘ
surface form:
Merseyrail Electrics
North West Trains ⓘ Regional Railways self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Railways North East
Regional Railways self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Railways North West
ScotRail ⓘ
surface form:
ScotRail (privatised)
Wales & West ⓘ West Anglia Great Northern ⓘ |
| sectorType | passenger operations ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ border regions of Scotland ⓘ border regions of Wales ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-10-01 ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | British Rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Regional Railways Description of subject: Regional Railways was one of the post-sectorisation passenger business sectors of British Rail, responsible for operating local and regional train services across much of the UK outside the main intercity and commuter networks.
Referenced by (15)
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