British Rail Class 87
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The British Rail Class 87 is a high-powered electric locomotive built in the early 1970s for express passenger services on the West Coast Main Line in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Rail Class 87 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21657146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Rail Class 87 Context triple: [British Rail Class 86, successor, British Rail Class 87]
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British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives introduced in the 1960s for high-speed passenger and freight services on the West Coast Main Line and other electrified routes in the UK.
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B.
British Rail Class 67
The British Rail Class 67 is a high-speed diesel-electric locomotive built by Alstom in the late 1990s for passenger and mail services on the UK rail network.
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C.
British Rail Class 378
The British Rail Class 378 is a type of electric multiple unit train designed for high-capacity, metro-style commuter services on London Overground routes.
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D.
British Rail Class 66
The British Rail Class 66 is a widely used diesel-electric freight locomotive type in the UK and parts of Europe, known for its reliability and dominance in modern rail freight operations.
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E.
British Rail Class 373
The British Rail Class 373 is a high-speed electric multiple unit train designed for cross-Channel services through the Channel Tunnel, primarily operated by Eurostar between the UK and mainland Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Rail Class 87 Target entity description: The British Rail Class 87 is a high-powered electric locomotive built in the early 1970s for express passenger services on the West Coast Main Line in the UK.
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A.
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives introduced in the 1960s for high-speed passenger and freight services on the West Coast Main Line and other electrified routes in the UK.
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B.
British Rail Class 67
The British Rail Class 67 is a high-speed diesel-electric locomotive built by Alstom in the late 1990s for passenger and mail services on the UK rail network.
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C.
British Rail Class 378
The British Rail Class 378 is a type of electric multiple unit train designed for high-capacity, metro-style commuter services on London Overground routes.
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D.
British Rail Class 66
The British Rail Class 66 is a widely used diesel-electric freight locomotive type in the UK and parts of Europe, known for its reliability and dominance in modern rail freight operations.
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E.
British Rail Class 373
The British Rail Class 373 is a high-speed electric multiple unit train designed for cross-Channel services through the Channel Tunnel, primarily operated by Eurostar between the UK and mainland Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.