British Rail Class 701

Class of British passenger electric multiple units
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British Rail Class 701

Summary

British Rail Class 701 is a rolling stock class[1]. It draws 829 Wikipedia views per month (rolling_stock_class category, ranking #142 of 1,216).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 701's instance of is recorded as rolling stock class[3].
  • British Rail Class 701's instance of is recorded as electric multiple unit[4].
  • British Rail Class 701 is operated by South Western Railway[5].
  • British Rail Class 701's manufacturer is recorded as ALSTOM Transportation Germany[6].
  • British Rail Class 701 is a type of Alstom Aventra[7].
  • British Rail Class 701's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 701[8].
  • British Rail Class 701's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • British Rail Class 701's service entry is recorded as January 9, 2024[10].
  • British Rail Class 701's train depot is recorded as Wimbledon Traincare depot[11].
  • British Rail Class 701's official website is recorded as https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/our-trains/arterio[12].
  • British Rail Class 701's type of electrification is recorded as 750 V DC railway electrification[13].
  • British Rail Class 701's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[14].
  • British Rail Class 701's location of creation is recorded as Derby Litchurch Lane Works[15].
  • British Rail Class 701's replaces is recorded as British Rail Class 455[16].
  • British Rail Class 701's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount': '+100'}[17].
  • British Rail Class 701's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[18].

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Physical Characteristics

Speeds include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount': '+100'}[17] and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rolling stock class[3] and electric multiple unit[4].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 701 draws 829 Wikipedia views per month (rolling_stock_class category, ranking #142 of 1,216).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9d ago · Voldesade · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from
    Track gauge standard-gauge railway
    Speed {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount':, {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount':
    Instance of rolling stock class, electric multiple unit
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: GBR South Western Railway - 701006 - 2S42 Weybridge-Waterloo.jpg"
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