Bombardier Voyager family
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The Bombardier Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used for intercity passenger services in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombardier Voyager family canonical | 5 |
| Bombardier Class 220 Voyager | 1 |
| Bombardier Class 221 Super Voyager | 1 |
| Bombardier Class 222 Meridian | 1 |
| Bombardier Voyager platform | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T180985 — 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: Bombardier Voyager family Context triple: [CrossCountry, rollingStockOperator, Bombardier Voyager family]
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A.
Bombardier CRJ family
The Bombardier CRJ family is a series of regional jet airliners widely used by airlines around the world for short- to medium-haul routes.
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B.
Bombardier M5000
The Bombardier M5000 is a modern, low-floor light rail tram used extensively on the Manchester Metrolink network in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Embraer 190
The Embraer 190 is a Brazilian-made narrow-body regional jet airliner designed for short- to medium-haul routes, widely used by airlines around the world.
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D.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
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E.
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-sized, three-engine narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the 1960s that became one of the most widely used commercial aircraft for short- and medium-haul routes.
- 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: Bombardier Voyager family Target entity description: The Bombardier Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used for intercity passenger services in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Bombardier CRJ family
The Bombardier CRJ family is a series of regional jet airliners widely used by airlines around the world for short- to medium-haul routes.
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B.
Bombardier M5000
The Bombardier M5000 is a modern, low-floor light rail tram used extensively on the Manchester Metrolink network in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Embraer 190
The Embraer 190 is a Brazilian-made narrow-body regional jet airliner designed for short- to medium-haul routes, widely used by airlines around the world.
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D.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
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E.
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-sized, three-engine narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the 1960s that became one of the most widely used commercial aircraft for short- and medium-haul routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel-electric multiple unit family
ⓘ
high-speed train family ⓘ train family ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| controlSystem | multiple-unit control ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | Dellner automatic couplers ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardier Transportation UK
|
| designedFor |
diesel operation on non-electrified routes
ⓘ
high-speed operation ⓘ |
| enteredServiceInDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| hasCarBodyMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hasDoorType | power-operated sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
air-conditioned passenger accommodation
ⓘ
first class accommodation ⓘ luggage storage areas ⓘ onboard catering facilities ⓘ onboard toilets ⓘ standard class accommodation ⓘ tilting capability on some subclasses ⓘ |
| hasGangway | inter-coach gangways ⓘ |
| hasSafetySystem |
Automatic Warning System
ⓘ
Train Protection & Warning System ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Class 220 Voyager
ⓘ
Class 221 Super Voyager ⓘ Class 222 Meridian ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardier Transportation
|
| marketedAs | Voyager ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| operatesOn | British main line railway network ⓘ |
| operator |
Avanti West Coast
ⓘ
CrossCountry ⓘ Transport for Wales Rail ⓘ |
| powerSupply | onboard diesel engines ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engines driving electric traction motors ⓘ |
| railwaySystem |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail (Great Britain)
|
| serviceSpeed | high-speed ⓘ |
| tiltingSubClass | Class 221 Super Voyager ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| tractionType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| trainConfiguration | multiple unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | franchised train operating companies in Great Britain ⓘ |
| usedFor | intercity passenger services ⓘ |
| usedOnServiceType |
cross-country services
ⓘ
intercity services ⓘ long-distance services ⓘ |
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: Bombardier Voyager family Description of subject: The Bombardier Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used for intercity passenger services in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bombardier Voyager platform
this entity surface form:
Bombardier Class 220 Voyager
this entity surface form:
Bombardier Class 221 Super Voyager
this entity surface form:
Bombardier Class 222 Meridian