SNCF Class BB 7200
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The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a series of French electric locomotives introduced in the late 1970s, widely used for both passenger and freight services on the 1.5 kV DC network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SNCF Class BB 7200 canonical | 7 |
| SNCF Class BB 7201–7440 series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8826819 — 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: SNCF Class BB 7200 Context triple: [Corail coaches, typicalLocomotiveClass, SNCF Class BB 7200]
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A.
SNCF Class BB 26000
The SNCF Class BB 26000, also known as the "Sybic," is a powerful French dual-voltage electric locomotive class used for both passenger and freight services across much of the national rail network.
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B.
SNCF Class X 72500
The SNCF Class X 72500 is a series of French diesel multiple units built in the late 1990s for regional passenger services, notable for their distinctive design and use on non-electrified lines.
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C.
SNCF Class B 82500
The SNCF Class B 82500 is a type of bi-mode regional multiple unit train operated in France for medium-distance passenger services.
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D.
SNCF Class X 76500
The SNCF Class X 76500 is a modern diesel multiple unit train operated by the French national railway company for regional passenger services.
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E.
SNCF Class B 83500
The SNCF Class B 83500 is a type of bi-mode regional multiple unit train operated in France, notably used for TER regional services.
- 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: SNCF Class BB 7200 Target entity description: The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a series of French electric locomotives introduced in the late 1970s, widely used for both passenger and freight services on the 1.5 kV DC network.
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A.
SNCF Class BB 26000
The SNCF Class BB 26000, also known as the "Sybic," is a powerful French dual-voltage electric locomotive class used for both passenger and freight services across much of the national rail network.
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B.
SNCF Class X 72500
The SNCF Class X 72500 is a series of French diesel multiple units built in the late 1990s for regional passenger services, notable for their distinctive design and use on non-electrified lines.
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C.
SNCF Class B 82500
The SNCF Class B 82500 is a type of bi-mode regional multiple unit train operated in France for medium-distance passenger services.
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D.
SNCF Class X 76500
The SNCF Class X 76500 is a modern diesel multiple unit train operated by the French national railway company for regional passenger services.
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E.
SNCF Class B 83500
The SNCF Class B 83500 is a type of bi-mode regional multiple unit train operated in France, notably used for TER regional services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | electric locomotive class ⓘ |
| axleLoad | about 20 t ⓘ |
| bodyDesign | monocoque steel body ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| buildEnd | 1985 ⓘ |
| builder |
Alsthom
ⓘ
linked to:
Alstom
MTE ⓘ |
| buildStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| configurationFamily | Nez cassé ⓘ |
| controlType | chopper control ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| couplingType | Scharfenberg-compatible screw coupling ⓘ |
| designedFor | 1.5 kV DC network ⓘ |
| designOrigin | derived from BB 15000 design adapted for DC ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 1.5 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | BB 7201–BB 7440 ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1970s ⓘ |
| lengthOverBuffers | about 17.48 m ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | capable ⓘ |
| nickName |
Nez cassé
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Cassé
|
| operator |
SNCF
ⓘ
SNCF Fret ⓘ SNCF Voyages ⓘ
linked to:
SNCF Voyageurs
|
| owner | SNCF ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 4,040 kW ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight services
ⓘ
passenger services ⓘ |
| relatedClass |
SNCF Class BB 15000
ⓘ
SNCF Class BB 22200 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1978 ⓘ |
| serviceRegion | French 1.5 kV DC network ⓘ |
| status | partly in service and partly withdrawn ⓘ |
| successorClass | SNCF Class BB 26000 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 160 km/h ⓘ |
| totalProduced | 240 ⓘ |
| tractionMotors | DC traction motors ⓘ |
| trainHeating | electric train supply ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOnLine |
Paris–Bordeaux
ⓘ
Paris–Toulouse ⓘ other 1.5 kV DC main lines in France ⓘ |
| usedOnService |
Corail passenger trains
ⓘ
linked to:
Corail coaches
TER regional trains ⓘ freight trains ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | Bo-Bo ⓘ |
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: SNCF Class BB 7200 Description of subject: The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a series of French electric locomotives introduced in the late 1970s, widely used for both passenger and freight services on the 1.5 kV DC network.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.