Nantlle Railway
E1026255
The Nantlle Railway was a historic narrow-gauge line in North Wales built primarily to carry slate from the Nantlle Valley quarries to the coast for export.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nantlle Railway canonical | 1 |
| Penrhyn Quarry Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13195940 — 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: Nantlle Railway Context triple: [Nantlle Valley slate quarries, transportLink, Nantlle Railway]
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A.
Ffestiniog Railway
Ffestiniog Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in North Wales, renowned as one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world and a popular tourist attraction through the Snowdonia landscape.
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B.
Ebbw Valley Railway
The Ebbw Valley Railway is a passenger rail line in South Wales that connects communities in the Ebbw Valley with larger hubs such as Cardiff, supporting regional commuting and regeneration.
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C.
Vale of Rheidol Railway
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a historic narrow-gauge steam railway in Ceredigion, Wales, running through the scenic Rheidol Valley between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge.
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D.
Llanberis Lake Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Snowdonia, Wales, offering scenic rides along the shores of Llyn Padarn with views of the surrounding mountains.
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E.
Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Wales, renowned as the world’s first preserved railway to be operated primarily by volunteers.
- 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: Nantlle Railway Target entity description: The Nantlle Railway was a historic narrow-gauge line in North Wales built primarily to carry slate from the Nantlle Valley quarries to the coast for export.
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A.
Ffestiniog Railway
Ffestiniog Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in North Wales, renowned as one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world and a popular tourist attraction through the Snowdonia landscape.
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B.
Ebbw Valley Railway
The Ebbw Valley Railway is a passenger rail line in South Wales that connects communities in the Ebbw Valley with larger hubs such as Cardiff, supporting regional commuting and regeneration.
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C.
Vale of Rheidol Railway
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a historic narrow-gauge steam railway in Ceredigion, Wales, running through the scenic Rheidol Valley between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge.
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D.
Llanberis Lake Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Snowdonia, Wales, offering scenic rides along the shores of Llyn Padarn with views of the surrounding mountains.
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E.
Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Wales, renowned as the world’s first preserved railway to be operated primarily by volunteers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial railway
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ slate railway ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Caernarfon harbour ⓘ |
| constructionMaterialCarried | roofing slate ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| gauge | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the historic slate industry of North Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early narrow-gauge slate railways in Wales ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Welsh-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
ⓘ
Nantlle Valley ⓘ North Wales ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainCargo | slate ⓘ |
| opened | 1828 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | transport slate from Nantlle Valley quarries to the coast for export ⓘ |
| propulsion | horse-drawn ⓘ |
| regionServed | Nantlle Valley slate quarries ⓘ |
| servedIndustry | slate quarrying ⓘ |
| servedPort |
Caernarfon
ⓘ
linked to:
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
|
| status | disused ⓘ |
| terminus |
Caernarfon
ⓘ
linked to:
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Nantlle ⓘ |
| transportMode | freight ⓘ |
| usedRollingStock | slate wagons ⓘ |
| usedTraction | horses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nantlle Railway Description of subject: The Nantlle Railway was a historic narrow-gauge line in North Wales built primarily to carry slate from the Nantlle Valley quarries to the coast for export.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
linked historically to Port Penrhyn
linked to: Nantlle Railway