Bala Lake Railway
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Bala Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales, that runs along the southern shore of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), offering scenic tourist rides on historic trains.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bala Lake Railway canonical | 23 |
| Bala Lake Railway Company | 2 |
| Bala Lake Railway (current alignment) | 1 |
| Bala Lake Railway carriage sheds | 1 |
| Bala Lake Railway locomotive sheds | 1 |
| Bala Lake Railway network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2297206 — 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: Bala Lake Railway Context triple: [Bala, hasRailwayHistory, Bala Lake Railway]
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A.
Fils Valley Railway
The Fils Valley Railway is a major railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that follows the Fils River, connecting important cities such as Stuttgart and Ulm across the Swabian Jura.
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B.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway in southern India, famed for its steep rack-and-pinion route through the Nilgiri Hills and its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in India, famed for its scenic route through the Himalayas and its iconic steam-powered "toy train."
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D.
Hukun railway
Hukun railway is a major Chinese rail line connecting Shanghai with Kunming, linking the country’s eastern coast to its southwestern interior.
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E.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train 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: Bala Lake Railway Target entity description: Bala Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales, that runs along the southern shore of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), offering scenic tourist rides on historic trains.
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A.
Fils Valley Railway
The Fils Valley Railway is a major railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that follows the Fils River, connecting important cities such as Stuttgart and Ulm across the Swabian Jura.
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B.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway in southern India, famed for its steep rack-and-pinion route through the Nilgiri Hills and its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in India, famed for its scenic route through the Himalayas and its iconic steam-powered "toy train."
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D.
Hukun railway
Hukun railway is a major Chinese rail line connecting Shanghai with Kunming, linking the country’s eastern coast to its southwestern interior.
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E.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| builtOn | former Ruabon–Barmouth railway trackbed ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| focusesOn | preservation of Welsh narrow-gauge railway heritage ⓘ |
| gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) ⓘ |
| hasCarriages | heritage passenger coaches ⓘ |
| hasFacilities |
engine shed at Llanuwchllyn
ⓘ
workshops at Llanuwchllyn ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStation |
Flag Halt(s)
ⓘ
Llangower ⓘ Pentrepiod ⓘ |
| hasLocomotiveCollectionFrom |
Dinorwic slate quarries
ⓘ
linked to:
Dinorwig Slate Quarry
Penrhyn slate quarries ⓘ
linked to:
Penrhyn Slate Quarry
|
| hasStation |
Bala (Pen-y-Bont) station
ⓘ
Llanuwchllyn station ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Aran mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Aran range
Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved railway ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Welsh-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gwynedd ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Bala ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbodyShore | Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Snowdonia National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Snowdonia
|
| offers |
heritage train experiences
ⓘ
scenic train rides ⓘ |
| openedAsHeritageRailway | 1972 ⓘ |
| originalStandardGaugeOperator | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| ownership |
Bala Lake Railway Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Bala Lake Railway
|
| preserves | historic narrow-gauge rolling stock ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | tourist passengers ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist railway ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
| region |
Snowdonia area
ⓘ
linked to:
Snowdonia
|
| runsAlong |
Bala Lake
ⓘ
southern shore of Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| safetySystem | staff and ticket / token-based procedures ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | yes ⓘ |
| terminusStation |
Bala (Pen-y-Bont)
ⓘ
Llanuwchllyn ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | heritage attraction in Gwynedd ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trackGaugeType | minimum-gauge style ⓘ |
| trackLength | approximately 4.5 miles ⓘ |
| trackOwner |
Bala Lake Railway Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Bala Lake Railway
|
| website | https://bala-lake-railway.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bala Lake Railway Description of subject: Bala Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales, that runs along the southern shore of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), offering scenic tourist rides on historic trains.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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