Fairbourne Railway
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Fairbourne Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Fairbourne, Wales, known for its scenic coastal route and tourist steam trains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairbourne Railway canonical | 3 |
| Fairbourne Tramway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10556309 — 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: Fairbourne Railway Context triple: [Fairbourne, hasAttraction, Fairbourne Railway]
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A.
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Scotland that preserves and operates historic trains as a tourist attraction and museum line.
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B.
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early 19th-century Scottish railway line, among the first in Scotland, built primarily to transport coal from inland mines to the port of Troon.
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C.
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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D.
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, preserving part of the former mineral line that once served the area’s historic lead-mining communities.
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E.
West Highland Line railway
The West Highland Line railway is a scenic rail route in western Scotland renowned for its dramatic Highland landscapes and remote rural stations.
- 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: Fairbourne Railway Target entity description: Fairbourne Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Fairbourne, Wales, known for its scenic coastal route and tourist steam trains.
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A.
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Scotland that preserves and operates historic trains as a tourist attraction and museum line.
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B.
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early 19th-century Scottish railway line, among the first in Scotland, built primarily to transport coal from inland mines to the port of Troon.
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C.
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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D.
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, preserving part of the former mineral line that once served the area’s historic lead-mining communities.
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E.
West Highland Line railway
The West Highland Line railway is a scenic rail route in western Scotland renowned for its dramatic Highland landscapes and remote rural stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| category |
heritage railways in Gwynedd
ⓘ
narrow gauge railways in Wales ⓘ tourist attractions in Gwynedd ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Barmouth Ferry ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| gauge | 12 1⁄4 in (311 mm) ⓘ |
| hasDepot |
Fairbourne depot
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairbourne railway station
|
| hasRollingStockType |
enclosed coaches
ⓘ
open coaches ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Beach Halt
ⓘ
Fairbourne ⓘ Penrhyn Point ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official Fairbourne Railway website ⓘ |
| heritageOperationBegan | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved railway ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fairbourne
ⓘ
Gwynedd ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of Cardigan Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Barmouth ⓘ |
| offersService | seasonal passenger trains ⓘ |
| opened | 1895 ⓘ |
| originalGauge | 2 ft (610 mm) ⓘ |
| originalName |
Fairbourne Tramway
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairbourne Railway
|
| ownerType | private company ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | tourist passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion |
internal combustion
ⓘ
steam ⓘ |
| purpose |
recreation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region | North Wales ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo |
Fairbourne beach
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairbourne Beach
|
| scenicFeature |
views of Barmouth Bridge
ⓘ
views of Mawddach Estuary ⓘ |
| terminus |
Barmouth Ferry station
ⓘ
Fairbourne village station ⓘ
linked to:
Fairbourne railway station
|
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trackLength | approximately 2 miles ⓘ |
| uses |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fairbourne Railway Description of subject: Fairbourne Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Fairbourne, Wales, known for its scenic coastal route and tourist steam trains.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fairbourne Railway