Sprinter

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Sprinter is a family of British diesel multiple-unit passenger trains widely used on regional and local services across the UK rail network.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sprinter canonical 5
Express Sprinter 1
Sprinter family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British train family
family of diesel multiple units
brakingSystem air brakes
carBodyConstruction steel
country United Kingdom
designedBy British Rail Engineering Limited
designedFor better reliability
higher performance on regional routes
improved acceleration
doorType power-operated doors (later subclasses)
slam doors (early subclasses)
hasSubclass British Rail Class 150
British Rail Class 153
British Rail Class 155
British Rail Class 156
British Rail Class 158
British Rail Class 159
introduced 1980s
introducedBy British Rail
nicknameOrigin marketing name used by British Rail
operatesOn non-electrified lines
rural routes
secondary routes
operator Great Western Railway
Northern Trains
ScotRail
South Western Railway
Transport for Wales Rail
operatorArea Great Britain
powerCollectionMethod onboard diesel engine
primaryUse local rail services
regional rail services
propulsionType diesel
purpose replacement of first-generation DMUs
railwayNetwork National Rail
region England
Scotland
Wales
safetySystems AWS
TPWS
serviceType passenger
status in service
trackGauge standard gauge
trainType diesel multiple unit
typicalMaximumSpeed 75–90 mph
usedBy multiple UK train operating companies

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail Class 158 family Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
British Rail Class 158 nickName Express Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
linked to: Sprinter
British Rail Class 156 family Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 156 Super Sprinter
British Rail Class 156 nickName Super Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 156 Super Sprinter
linked to: Sprinter
British Rail first-generation DMUs successor Sprinter family
linked to: Sprinter
British Rail Class 150 family Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 150 train
British Rail Class 150 nickName Sprinter
subject linked to: Class 150 train