Class 323
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Class 323 is a type of British electric multiple unit train widely used for suburban and commuter rail services in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Class 323 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5834941 — 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: Class 323 Context triple: [London Midland, fleetIncluded, Class 323]
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A.
Classe
Classe is a historic coastal area near Ravenna in Italy, renowned for its early Christian monuments and archaeological remains.
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B.
Third Class, Second Grade
Third Class, Second Grade is a specific rank within the historical Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, denoting a particular level of honor and distinction among its graded classes.
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C.
Y class
Y class is the standard economy fare class used by airlines, typically representing full-fare economy tickets with the least restrictions on changes and refunds.
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D.
CP Class 3400
CP Class 3400 is a series of electric multiple unit trains operated by Comboios de Portugal, commonly used for suburban and commuter rail services such as those in the Porto urban network.
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E.
Clase
Clase is a residential district and community within the City and County of Swansea in South Wales.
- 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: Class 323 Target entity description: Class 323 is a type of British electric multiple unit train widely used for suburban and commuter rail services in the UK.
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A.
Classe
Classe is a historic coastal area near Ravenna in Italy, renowned for its early Christian monuments and archaeological remains.
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B.
Third Class, Second Grade
Third Class, Second Grade is a specific rank within the historical Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, denoting a particular level of honor and distinction among its graded classes.
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C.
Y class
Y class is the standard economy fare class used by airlines, typically representing full-fare economy tickets with the least restrictions on changes and refunds.
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D.
CP Class 3400
CP Class 3400 is a series of electric multiple unit trains operated by Comboios de Portugal, commonly used for suburban and commuter rail services such as those in the Porto urban network.
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E.
Clase
Clase is a residential district and community within the City and County of Swansea in South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
suburban train ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType |
Scharfenberg-type automatic coupler
ⓘ
linked to:
Scharfenberg coupler
|
| designedBy | Hunslet Transportation Projects ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
frequent stop-start operation ⓘ short- to medium-distance routes ⓘ suburban services ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration | multiple single-leaf doors per side ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| family |
Networker family (broadly related design era)
ⓘ
linked to:
Networker
|
| formation | 3-car sets ⓘ |
| hasDrivingCabs | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPantograph | 1 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | British Rail ⓘ |
| introducedFor | electrified suburban routes in the early 1990s modernisation ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Hunslet Transportation Projects
ⓘ
Hunslet-Barclay ⓘ
linked to:
Hunslet Engine Company
|
| multipleWorking | within class only (standard practice) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | distinctive traction motor sound ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 43 units ⓘ |
| operator |
Northern Trains
ⓘ
West Midlands Trains ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands Railway
|
| operatorCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfOperation |
Central England
ⓘ
linked to:
central England
Greater Manchester ⓘ North West England ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
AWS
ⓘ
TPWS ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
commuter peak services
ⓘ
high-frequency urban services ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (approximate) ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Birmingham suburban network
ⓘ
Manchester suburban network ⓘ |
| yearOfConstructionEnd | 1995 ⓘ |
| yearOfConstructionStart | 1992 ⓘ |
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: Class 323 Description of subject: Class 323 is a type of British electric multiple unit train widely used for suburban and commuter rail services in the UK.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.