British Rail Class 57

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British Rail Class 57

Summary

British Rail Class 57 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 57 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 57's image is recorded as 57007 at Northampton.jpg[4].
  • British Rail Class 57's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Direct Rail Services[6].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Great Western Railway[7].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as West Coast Railway Company[8].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Advenza Freight[9].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Arriva Trains Wales[10].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Colas Rail[11].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Freightliner[12].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Network Rail[13].
  • British Rail Class 57's operator is recorded as Virgin Trains[14].
  • British Rail Class 57's manufacturer is recorded as Brush Traction[15].
  • British Rail Class 57's subclass of is recorded as diesel-electric locomotive[16].
  • British Rail Class 57's subclass of is recorded as Type 4 locomotive[17].
  • British Rail Class 57's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 57[18].
  • British Rail Class 57's powered by is recorded as EMD 645[19].
  • British Rail Class 57's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bk_3[20].
  • British Rail Class 57's service entry is recorded as +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • British Rail Class 57's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[22].
  • British Rail Class 57's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+33'}[23].
  • British Rail Class 57's fleet or registration number is recorded as 57001–57012, 57301–57316, 57601–57605[24].
  • British Rail Class 57's wheel arrangement is recorded as Co′Co′[25].

Body

Geography

British Rail Class 57 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Designation and Status

British Rail Class 57's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 57 ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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