British Rail Class 700

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British Rail Class 700

Summary

British Rail Class 700 is a multiple unit class[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of multiple_unit_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 700 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 700's image is recorded as 700150 at East Croydon 09 08 25 (54711975486).jpg[4].
  • British Rail Class 700's instance of is recorded as multiple unit class[5].
  • British Rail Class 700's operator is recorded as Govia Thameslink Railway[6].
  • British Rail Class 700's manufacturer is recorded as Siemens[7].
  • British Rail Class 700's subclass of is recorded as Siemens Desiro City[8].
  • British Rail Class 700's subclass of is recorded as electric multiple unit[9].
  • British Rail Class 700's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 700[10].
  • British Rail Class 700's country of origin is recorded as Germany[11].
  • British Rail Class 700's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mqxnt[12].
  • British Rail Class 700's service entry is recorded as +2016-06-20T00:00:00Z[13].
  • British Rail Class 700's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[14].
  • British Rail Class 700's type of electrification is recorded as 750 V DC railway electrification[15].
  • British Rail Class 700's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[16].
  • British Rail Class 700's location of creation is recorded as Krefeld[17].
  • British Rail Class 700's replaces is recorded as British Rail Class 387[18].
  • British Rail Class 700's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q211256', 'amount': '+100'}[19].
  • British Rail Class 700's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[20].
  • British Rail Class 700's image of interior is recorded as Thameslink Class 700.jpg[21].
  • British Rail Class 700's KBpedia ID is recorded as BritishRailClass700[22].

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Geography

British Rail Class 700 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 700's instance of is recorded as multiple unit class[5].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 700 ranks in the top 6% of multiple_unit_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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