Class 350 Desiro
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The Class 350 Desiro is a family of electric multiple-unit passenger trains used on regional and commuter services in the UK rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Class 350 Desiro canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5834942 — 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 350 Desiro Context triple: [London Midland, fleetIncluded, Class 350 Desiro]
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A.
Class 360 Desiro
The Class 360 Desiro is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train used on regional and commuter services in the UK rail network.
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B.
Class 700 Desiro City
The Class 700 Desiro City is a modern electric multiple-unit train used on intensive commuter and cross-London services, particularly on the Thameslink network in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Class 390 Pendolino
The Class 390 Pendolino is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit train used by Avanti West Coast on the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Class 345 Aventra
The Class 345 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Bombardier (now Alstom) for high-capacity, high-frequency commuter services on London’s Elizabeth line.
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E.
Class 730 Aventra
The Class 730 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Alstom (originally Bombardier) for high-capacity, commuter and regional rail services on the UK network.
- 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 350 Desiro Target entity description: The Class 350 Desiro is a family of electric multiple-unit passenger trains used on regional and commuter services in the UK rail network.
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A.
Class 360 Desiro
The Class 360 Desiro is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train used on regional and commuter services in the UK rail network.
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B.
Class 700 Desiro City
The Class 700 Desiro City is a modern electric multiple-unit train used on intensive commuter and cross-London services, particularly on the Thameslink network in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Class 390 Pendolino
The Class 390 Pendolino is a high-speed tilting electric multiple unit train used by Avanti West Coast on the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Class 345 Aventra
The Class 345 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Bombardier (now Alstom) for high-capacity, high-frequency commuter services on London’s Elizabeth line.
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E.
Class 730 Aventra
The Class 730 Aventra is a modern electric multiple unit train built by Alstom (originally Bombardier) for high-capacity, commuter and regional rail services on the UK network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| builtAt | Siemens Krefeld factory ⓘ |
| carFormation | 4-car sets ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| couplingType | Scharfenberg coupler ⓘ |
| designedBy | Siemens Transportation Systems ⓘ |
| designedFor |
outer-suburban services
ⓘ
regional interurban services ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2004 ⓘ |
| family |
Siemens Desiro UK
ⓘ
linked to:
Siemens Desiro
|
| hasFeature |
accessible toilets
ⓘ
air conditioning ⓘ on-board CCTV ⓘ passenger information system ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
British Rail Class 350/1
ⓘ
linked to:
British Rail Class 350
British Rail Class 350/2 ⓘ
linked to:
British Rail Class 350
British Rail Class 350/3 ⓘ
linked to:
British Rail Class 350
British Rail Class 350/4 ⓘ
linked to:
British Rail Class 350
|
| introduced | 2004 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Siemens Mobility
ⓘ
linked to:
Siemens Transportation Systems
|
| multipleWorking | compatible with other Desiro UK units ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
First TransPennine Express (former)
ⓘ
linked to:
TransPennine Express
London Midland (former) ⓘ
linked to:
London Midland
London Northwestern Railway ⓘ ScotRail (former) ⓘ
linked to:
ScotRail
TransPennine Express ⓘ West Midlands Trains ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands Railway
|
| operatorCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operatorRoute |
Anglo-Scottish services (selected routes)
ⓘ
West Coast Main Line services ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast Main Line
services in the West Midlands ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
110 mph
ⓘ
177 km/h ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (typical for 4-car set) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ |
| usedOnNetwork |
National Rail (Great Britain)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Rail
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Class 350 Desiro Description of subject: The Class 350 Desiro is a family of electric multiple-unit passenger trains used on regional and commuter services in the UK rail network.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.