North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in North Yorkshire, England, offering scenic journeys through the North York Moors National Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Moors Railway canonical | 6 |
| North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T900461 — 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: North Yorkshire Moors Railway Context triple: [North York Moors, containsAttraction, North Yorkshire Moors 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.
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.
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C.
Furness Railway
Furness Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that primarily served the industrial and coastal areas of the Lake District before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
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D.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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E.
Mid Hants Railway
Mid Hants Railway, also known as the Watercress Line, is a preserved heritage railway in Hampshire, England, famed for its steam-hauled services through scenic countryside.
- 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: North Yorkshire Moors Railway Target entity description: North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in North Yorkshire, England, offering scenic journeys through the North York Moors National Park.
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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.
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.
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C.
Furness Railway
Furness Railway was a historic British railway company in northwest England that primarily served the industrial and coastal areas of the Lake District before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
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D.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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E.
Mid Hants Railway
Mid Hants Railway, also known as the Watercress Line, is a preserved heritage railway in Hampshire, England, famed for its steam-hauled services through scenic countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
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tourist railway ⓘ |
| closedToRegularPassengerServices | 1965 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuredIn | television series Heartbeat ⓘ |
| featuredLocation |
Goathland station used as Aidensfield station in Heartbeat
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Goathland station used as Hogsmeade station in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDepot | Grosmont motive power depot ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Goathland railway station
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Grosmont railway station ⓘ Levisham railway station ⓘ Newton Dale Halt ⓘ Pickering railway station ⓘ Whitby railway station (original) ⓘ
surface form:
Whitby railway station
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| heritageCategory |
diesel railway
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steam railway ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved railway ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
London and North Eastern Railway
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North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 18 miles
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approximately 29 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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North York Moors ⓘ
surface form:
North York Moors National Park
North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pickering
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Whitby ⓘ |
| offers | scenic journeys through North York Moors ⓘ |
| offersServiceType |
special event trains
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themed trains ⓘ |
| opened | 1836 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust
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| operatesTo | Whitby ⓘ |
| operatorType | charitable trust ⓘ |
| originalBuilder |
Whitby and Pickering Railway
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surface form:
Whitby and Pickering Railway company
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| originallyOpenedAs | Whitby and Pickering Railway ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
heritage preservation
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tourist services ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ryedale
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Scarborough ⓘ
surface form:
Scarborough borough
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| reopenedAsHeritageRailway | 1973 ⓘ |
| terminus |
Grosmont railway station
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Pickering railway station ⓘ Whitby railway station (original) ⓘ
surface form:
Whitby railway station
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| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usesRollingStockType |
diesel locomotives
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heritage carriages ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nymr.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Yorkshire Moors Railway Description of subject: North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in North Yorkshire, England, offering scenic journeys through the North York Moors National Park.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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operatedBy
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust
subject surface form:
Goathland railway station
subject surface form:
Grosmont railway station