British Rail Class 08

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British Rail Class 08

Summary

British Rail Class 08 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 08 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 08's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by Eastern Region of British Railways[5].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by London Midland Region of British Railways[6].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by North Eastern Region of British Railways[7].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by Scottish Region of British Railways[8].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by Southern Region of British Railways[9].
  • British Rail Class 08 is operated by Western Region of British Railways[10].
  • British Rail Class 08 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive[11].
  • British Rail Class 08 is used for switcher[12].
  • British Rail Class 08's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 08[13].
  • British Rail Class 08's powered by is recorded as English Electric 6KT[14].
  • British Rail Class 08's described at URL is recorded as https://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=class&id=8&type=D&page=main[15].
  • British Rail Class 08's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[16].
  • British Rail Class 08's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+996'}[17].
  • British Rail Class 08's replaced by is recorded as British Rail Class 13[18].
  • British Rail Class 08's fleet or registration number is recorded as 13000–13116, 13127–13136, 13167–13365[19].
  • British Rail Class 08's fleet or registration number is recorded as D3000–D3116, D3127–D3136, D3167–D3438, D3454–D3472, D3503–D3611, D3652–D3664, D3672–D3718, D3722–D4048, D4095–D4098, D4115–D4192[20].
  • British Rail Class 08's fleet or registration number is recorded as 08001–08958[21].
  • British Rail Class 08's wheel arrangement is recorded as 0-6-0de[22].

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Geography

British Rail Class 08 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Designation and Status

British Rail Class 08's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 08 ranks in the top 2% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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