New Main Line
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The New Main Line is a major 19th-century straightened canal route in Birmingham, England, engineered by Thomas Telford to improve the efficiency of the Birmingham Canal Navigations network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Main Line canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11471576 — 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: New Main Line Context triple: [Birmingham Canal Navigations, hasPart, New Main Line]
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A.
Western Main Line
The Western Main Line is one of Sweden’s principal railway routes, connecting Stockholm with major cities to the west and south, and serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
The Main Line
"The Main Line" is a 1914 American silent drama film written by Beatrice DeMille, notable as part of her early screenwriting career in the emerging Hollywood film industry.
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C.
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh) was a major east–west rail corridor across Pennsylvania that formed the core route linking Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and became central to the state’s transportation and economic development.
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D.
Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is an electrified passenger rail corridor in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia with the state capital of Harrisburg and forming a key segment of Amtrak and regional rail service.
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E.
Ou Main Line
The Ōu Main Line is a major Japanese railway route in the Tōhoku region that runs roughly north–south through Honshu, connecting key cities including Aomori.
- 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: New Main Line Target entity description: The New Main Line is a major 19th-century straightened canal route in Birmingham, England, engineered by Thomas Telford to improve the efficiency of the Birmingham Canal Navigations network.
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A.
Western Main Line
The Western Main Line is one of Sweden’s principal railway routes, connecting Stockholm with major cities to the west and south, and serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
The Main Line
"The Main Line" is a 1914 American silent drama film written by Beatrice DeMille, notable as part of her early screenwriting career in the emerging Hollywood film industry.
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C.
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh) was a major east–west rail corridor across Pennsylvania that formed the core route linking Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and became central to the state’s transportation and economic development.
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D.
Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is an electrified passenger rail corridor in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia with the state capital of Harrisburg and forming a key segment of Amtrak and regional rail service.
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E.
Ou Main Line
The Ōu Main Line is a major Japanese railway route in the Tōhoku region that runs roughly north–south through Honshu, connecting key cities including Aomori.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Birmingham Canal (Old Main Line)
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal)
Wolverhampton Level of Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham Canal Navigations
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | various road bridges in Birmingham ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford ⓘ |
| follows | Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Birmingham Canal New Main Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal)
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Telford canal engineering
ⓘ
linked to:
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
|
| hasBridge | Galton Bridge vicinity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | straightened route ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
reduce number of locks
ⓘ
shorten route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton ⓘ speed up boat traffic ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of industrial heritage of Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasMaximumBoatLength | narrowboat dimensions ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | near Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | improve efficiency of canal transport ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation | near Wolverhampton ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its role as new main route of BCN ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham Canal Navigations
ⓘ
Birmingham and Black Country canal network ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham Canal Navigations
|
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling on towpaths
ⓘ
freight transport (historical) ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| uses |
aqueducts
ⓘ
cuttings ⓘ embankments ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| waterwayThrough |
Smethwick
ⓘ
Tipton ⓘ Wolverhampton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Main Line Description of subject: The New Main Line is a major 19th-century straightened canal route in Birmingham, England, engineered by Thomas Telford to improve the efficiency of the Birmingham Canal Navigations network.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.