British Rail Class 175
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The British Rail Class 175 is a diesel multiple-unit passenger train used on regional and intercity services in the United Kingdom, particularly across Wales and bordering regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 175 canonical | 2 |
| Alstom Class 175 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5828478 — 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 175 Context triple: [Arriva Trains Wales, operatedRollingStockClass, British Rail Class 175]
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A.
British Rail Class 150
The British Rail Class 150 is a diesel multiple-unit passenger train built in the 1980s for regional and commuter services on the UK rail network.
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B.
British Rail Class 158
The British Rail Class 158 is a diesel multiple-unit train built in the late 1980s and early 1990s for regional and intercity services across the UK rail network.
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C.
British Rail Class 155
The British Rail Class 155 is a type of diesel multiple unit passenger train built in the late 1980s for regional services on the UK rail network.
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D.
British Rail Class 325
The British Rail Class 325 is an electric multiple unit train type designed specifically for high-speed postal and parcel services on the UK rail network.
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E.
British Rail Class 159
The British Rail Class 159 is a diesel multiple-unit train used for long-distance regional services in the UK, particularly known for operating intercity-style routes in the southwest of England.
- 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 175 Target entity description: The British Rail Class 175 is a diesel multiple-unit passenger train used on regional and intercity services in the United Kingdom, particularly across Wales and bordering regions.
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A.
British Rail Class 150
The British Rail Class 150 is a diesel multiple-unit passenger train built in the 1980s for regional and commuter services on the UK rail network.
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B.
British Rail Class 158
The British Rail Class 158 is a diesel multiple-unit train built in the late 1980s and early 1990s for regional and intercity services across the UK rail network.
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C.
British Rail Class 155
The British Rail Class 155 is a type of diesel multiple unit passenger train built in the late 1980s for regional services on the UK rail network.
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D.
British Rail Class 325
The British Rail Class 325 is an electric multiple unit train type designed specifically for high-speed postal and parcel services on the UK rail network.
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E.
British Rail Class 159
The British Rail Class 159 is a diesel multiple-unit train used for long-distance regional services in the UK, particularly known for operating intercity-style routes in the southwest of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diesel multiple unit ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builder | Alstom Washwood Heath ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | BSI automatic coupler ⓘ |
| designedFor |
intercity services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ |
| doorType | powered sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel underfloor engines ⓘ |
| enteredService | around 2000 ⓘ |
| family | Alstom Coradia ⓘ |
| formation |
2-car sets
ⓘ
3-car sets ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Arriva Trains Wales
ⓘ
First North Western ⓘ
linked to:
First North Western (past)
|
| hasFeature |
2+2 seating layout in standard class
ⓘ
air-conditioned passenger saloons ⓘ inter-vehicle gangways ⓘ luggage racks ⓘ on-board toilets ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1990s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alstom ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
160 km/h ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | with other Class 175 units ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 27 units ⓘ |
| operator |
Transport for Wales (from 2018 franchise)
ⓘ
linked to:
Transport for Wales Rail
Transport for Wales Rail ⓘ Wales & Borders (historic franchise) ⓘ
linked to:
Wales & Borders
|
| powerType | diesel ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfOperation |
North West England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ border regions of Wales and England ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-urban
ⓘ
long-distance regional ⓘ |
| subclass |
Class 175/0
ⓘ
Class 175/1 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification |
Bo′2′+2′2′ (for 2-car sets)
ⓘ
Bo′2′+2′2′+2′2′ (for 3-car sets) ⓘ |
| usedOn |
services along the North Wales Coast Line
ⓘ
services between North Wales and Manchester ⓘ services between South Wales and Manchester ⓘ services in West Wales ⓘ services on the Welsh Marches Line ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: British Rail Class 175 Description of subject: The British Rail Class 175 is a diesel multiple-unit passenger train used on regional and intercity services in the United Kingdom, particularly across Wales and bordering regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: British Rail Class 175