Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon
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Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon is a railway museum in County Durham, England, that showcases historic locomotives and rolling stock as part of the UK’s National Railway Museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locomotion Museum at Shildon (commemorative association) | 1 |
| Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6522375 — 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: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon Context triple: [Shildon, hasRailwayMuseum, Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon]
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A.
National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a major British museum in York dedicated to the history and heritage of rail transport, featuring historic locomotives, rolling stock, and railway artifacts.
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B.
Railway Museum
The Railway Museum in Livingstone is a heritage institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of rail transport in Zambia and the wider region.
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C.
The Workshops Rail Museum
The Workshops Rail Museum is a heritage railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland, showcasing the history of rail transport and the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops through interactive exhibits and preserved locomotives.
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D.
Museum of Transport
The Museum of Transport was a Glasgow-based institution dedicated to the history of transport and travel, whose collections and exhibits were later relocated to the Riverside Museum.
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E.
National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum is a heritage museum in Crich, Derbyshire, that preserves and operates historic trams from the UK and around the world on a recreated period village and tramway.
- 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: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon Target entity description: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon is a railway museum in County Durham, England, that showcases historic locomotives and rolling stock as part of the UK’s National Railway Museum.
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A.
National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a major British museum in York dedicated to the history and heritage of rail transport, featuring historic locomotives, rolling stock, and railway artifacts.
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B.
Railway Museum
The Railway Museum in Livingstone is a heritage institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of rail transport in Zambia and the wider region.
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C.
The Workshops Rail Museum
The Workshops Rail Museum is a heritage railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland, showcasing the history of rail transport and the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops through interactive exhibits and preserved locomotives.
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D.
Museum of Transport
The Museum of Transport was a Glasgow-based institution dedicated to the history of transport and travel, whose collections and exhibits were later relocated to the Riverside Museum.
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E.
National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum is a heritage museum in Crich, Derbyshire, that preserves and operates historic trams from the UK and around the world on a recreated period village and tramway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway museum
ⓘ
transport museum ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy | free entry (excluding some events) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Locomotion ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
British rail transport
ⓘ
railway history ⓘ |
| formerName |
National Railway Museum Shildon
ⓘ
linked to:
National Railway Museum
|
| hasBuilding |
Collection Building
ⓘ
Welcome Building ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
historic locomotives
ⓘ
historic rolling stock ⓘ railway memorabilia ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
electric locomotives ⓘ freight wagons ⓘ historic steam locomotives ⓘ locomotive Locomotion No. 1 (replica or related exhibits) ⓘ passenger carriages ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
ⓘ
education spaces ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ shop ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasVisitorActivity |
educational workshops
ⓘ
family events ⓘ guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UK national collection of railway heritage ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
ⓘ
England ⓘ Shildon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | former Shildon railway works site ⓘ |
| near |
Shildon railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Shildon
|
| openedBy | Prince Charles ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2004-10-22 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Science Museum Group ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Science Museum Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Railway Museum (York)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Railway Museum
Science Museum Group ⓘ |
| regionServed | North East England ⓘ |
| subjectOf | railway heritage tourism ⓘ |
| theme |
development of rail technology
ⓘ
history of railways in Shildon ⓘ |
| website | https://www.locomotion.org.uk/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon Description of subject: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon is a railway museum in County Durham, England, that showcases historic locomotives and rolling stock as part of the UK’s National Railway Museum.
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