British Rail Class 317

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British Rail Class 317

Summary

British Rail Class 317 is a multiple unit class[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of multiple_unit_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 317 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 317's image is recorded as 317505 1 ARR LDN LVS.JPG[4].
  • British Rail Class 317's instance of is recorded as multiple unit class[5].
  • British Rail Class 317's operator is recorded as London Midland Region of British Railways[6].
  • British Rail Class 317's operator is recorded as Network SouthEast[7].
  • British Rail Class 317's manufacturer is recorded as Holgate Road carriage works[8].
  • British Rail Class 317's subclass of is recorded as electric multiple unit[9].
  • British Rail Class 317's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 317[10].
  • British Rail Class 317's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046q8k[11].
  • British Rail Class 317's service entry is recorded as +1983-03-28T00:00:00Z[12].
  • British Rail Class 317's service retirement is recorded as +2022-07-16T00:00:00Z[13].
  • British Rail Class 317's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[14].
  • British Rail Class 317's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[15].
  • British Rail Class 317's total produced is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3959904', 'amount': '+72'}[16].
  • British Rail Class 317's replaced by is recorded as British Rail Class 710[17].
  • British Rail Class 317's replaced by is recorded as British Rail Class 387[18].
  • British Rail Class 317's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q211256', 'amount': '+100'}[19].
  • British Rail Class 317's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[20].
  • British Rail Class 317's image of interior is recorded as 317709 DTSO LONDON OVERGROUND Interior.jpg[21].

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Geography

British Rail Class 317 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Physical Characteristics

Speeds include {'unit': 'Q211256', 'amount': '+100'}[19] and {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[20].

Designation and Status

British Rail Class 317's instance of is recorded as multiple unit class[5].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 317 ranks in the top 8% of multiple_unit_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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