Class 720 EMU
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The Class 720 EMU is a modern British electric multiple unit train built for high-capacity commuter and regional services, primarily operated in East Anglia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Class 720 EMU canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1434755 — 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: Class 720 EMU Context triple: [Greater Anglia, usesRollingStockType, Class 720 EMU]
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A.
Class 745 EMU
The Class 745 EMU is a modern electric multiple unit train used on regional and intercity services in the UK, built for high-capacity, high-comfort passenger operations.
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B.
Class 755 bi-mode multiple unit
The Class 755 bi-mode multiple unit is a modern British train capable of operating on both electrified and non-electrified lines, widely used for regional passenger services.
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C.
Class 397 Civity EMU
The Class 397 Civity EMU is a modern high-speed electric multiple unit built by CAF for intercity services in the UK, notably on routes linking north of England cities with Scotland.
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D.
E233 series EMU
The E233 series EMU is a modern Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high capacity, reliability, and widespread use on busy urban and suburban lines around Tokyo.
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E.
E231 series EMU
The E231 series EMU is a widely used Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high-capacity, rapid-transit service in the Greater Tokyo area.
- 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: Class 720 EMU Target entity description: The Class 720 EMU is a modern British electric multiple unit train built for high-capacity commuter and regional services, primarily operated in East Anglia.
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A.
Class 745 EMU
The Class 745 EMU is a modern electric multiple unit train used on regional and intercity services in the UK, built for high-capacity, high-comfort passenger operations.
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B.
Class 755 bi-mode multiple unit
The Class 755 bi-mode multiple unit is a modern British train capable of operating on both electrified and non-electrified lines, widely used for regional passenger services.
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C.
Class 397 Civity EMU
The Class 397 Civity EMU is a modern high-speed electric multiple unit built by CAF for intercity services in the UK, notably on routes linking north of England cities with Scotland.
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D.
E233 series EMU
The E233 series EMU is a modern Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high capacity, reliability, and widespread use on busy urban and suburban lines around Tokyo.
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E.
E231 series EMU
The E231 series EMU is a widely used Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high-capacity, rapid-transit service in the Greater Tokyo area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Essex Thameside franchise
ⓘ
Greater Anglia franchise ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Anglia
|
| constructionMaterial | aluminium bodyshell ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coupling | Dellner ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
high-capacity operations ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2020 ⓘ |
| family | Aventra ⓘ |
| floorType | low-floor access at doors ⓘ |
| formation |
10-car train (2×5-car units coupled)
ⓘ
5-car unit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CCTV
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi ⓘ accessible toilets ⓘ air conditioning ⓘ bicycle spaces ⓘ dedicated wheelchair spaces ⓘ passenger information system ⓘ power sockets at seats ⓘ |
| introduced | 2020 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Alstom
ⓘ
linked to:
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
Bombardier Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
|
| operator |
Greater Anglia
ⓘ
c2c ⓘ |
| operatorRegion |
East Anglia
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ |
| operatorType | Train Operating Company stock ⓘ |
| owner | Angel Trains ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| replaced |
British Rail Class 317
ⓘ
British Rail Class 321 ⓘ British Rail Class 360/1 ⓘ British Rail Class 379 ⓘ |
| serviceType |
regional
ⓘ
suburban ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Essex Thameside routes
ⓘ
Great Eastern Main Line suburban services ⓘ
linked to:
Great Eastern suburban services
West Anglia Main Line services ⓘ
linked to:
West Anglia Main Line
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Class 720 EMU Description of subject: The Class 720 EMU is a modern British electric multiple unit train built for high-capacity commuter and regional services, primarily operated in East Anglia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.