British standard signalling
E942731
British standard signalling is a conventional railway signalling system used across the UK rail network to control train movements safely and efficiently.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British standard colour light signalling | 1 |
| British standard signalling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11717551 — 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: British standard signalling Context triple: [Glossop line, safetySystem, British standard signalling]
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A.
British Railways Standardisation team
The British Railways Standardisation team was a post-war design group responsible for creating a unified range of standard steam locomotive classes for British Railways.
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B.
British Rail
British Rail was the state-owned company that operated most of the railway services in Great Britain from the late 1940s until the privatization of the rail network in the 1990s.
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C.
British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme
The British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme was a modernist signage and typography system that standardized the visual identity of British Rail across stations and materials in the mid-20th century.
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D.
The Railway
The Railway is an 1873 oil painting by Édouard Manet depicting a woman and a young girl by a Paris train station, notable for its modern urban subject and unconventional composition.
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E.
British Standards Institution
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the United Kingdom’s national standards body, responsible for developing and publishing technical and management system standards used worldwide.
- 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: British standard signalling Target entity description: British standard signalling is a conventional railway signalling system used across the UK rail network to control train movements safely and efficiently.
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A.
British Railways Standardisation team
The British Railways Standardisation team was a post-war design group responsible for creating a unified range of standard steam locomotive classes for British Railways.
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B.
British Rail
British Rail was the state-owned company that operated most of the railway services in Great Britain from the late 1940s until the privatization of the rail network in the 1990s.
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C.
British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme
The British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme was a modernist signage and typography system that standardized the visual identity of British Rail across stations and materials in the mid-20th century.
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D.
The Railway
The Railway is an 1873 oil painting by Édouard Manet depicting a woman and a young girl by a Paris train station, notable for its modern urban subject and unconventional composition.
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E.
British Standards Institution
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the United Kingdom’s national standards body, responsible for developing and publishing technical and management system standards used worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway safety system
ⓘ
railway signalling system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | mainline railways in Great Britain ⓘ |
| basedOn | fixed block signalling principles ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | ETCS on parts of the UK network ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
British Rail signalling practice
ⓘ
pre‑grouping railway company signalling practices ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Network Rail signalling principles
ⓘ
Office of Rail and Road regulations ⓘ Railway Group Standards (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
AWS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GSM-R cab secure radio NERFINISHED ⓘ TPWS NERFINISHED ⓘ colour light signals ⓘ distant signals ⓘ feather route indicators ⓘ ground position light signals ⓘ home signals ⓘ route indicators ⓘ semaphore signals ⓘ shunt signals ⓘ starter signals ⓘ theatre route indicators ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
efficient control of train movements
ⓘ
safe control of train movements ⓘ |
| safetyPrinciple |
fail‑safe design
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interlocking of points and signals ⓘ speed control through signal aspects ⓘ train detection before signal clearance ⓘ |
| supports |
bi‑directional working on some lines
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four‑aspect signalling ⓘ multiple aspect signalling ⓘ permissive working in certain sidings ⓘ three‑aspect signalling ⓘ two‑aspect signalling ⓘ |
| typicalSignalColours |
green
GENERATED
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red GENERATED ⓘ yellow GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains in Great Britain
ⓘ
passenger trains in Great Britain ⓘ |
| usedIn | Great Britain rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
axle counters
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block instruments ⓘ control centres ⓘ interlockings ⓘ lineside signals ⓘ route setting ⓘ signal boxes ⓘ track circuits ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British standard signalling Description of subject: British standard signalling is a conventional railway signalling system used across the UK rail network to control train movements safely and efficiently.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British standard colour light signalling