Triple
T11399197
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | German railway network |
E270061
|
entity |
| Predicate | regulator |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Federal Railway Authority of Germany
The Federal Railway Authority of Germany is the national government agency responsible for overseeing safety, operations, and regulatory compliance across the country’s railway system.
|
E923676
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Federal Railway Authority of Germany | Statement: [German railway network, regulator, Federal Railway Authority of Germany]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Railway Authority of Germany Context triple: [German railway network, regulator, Federal Railway Authority of Germany]
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A.
German Federal Motor Transport Authority
The German Federal Motor Transport Authority is Germany’s national agency responsible for vehicle registration, driver licensing oversight, road traffic statistics, and automotive regulatory compliance.
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B.
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the state-owned railway company of Germany for much of the 20th century, operating the national rail network before its functions were absorbed into the modern Deutsche Bahn.
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C.
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn is Germany's state-owned national railway company and one of the largest rail and logistics operators in Europe.
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D.
Verband der Eisenbahner Deutschlands
Der Verband der Eisenbahner Deutschlands war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft, die die Interessen der Beschäftigten im Eisenbahnsektor vertrat.
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E.
Thuringian Railway
The Thuringian Railway is a major German rail line traversing the state of Thuringia, historically serving as an important east–west transport corridor connecting central German cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Federal Railway Authority of Germany Triple: [German railway network, regulator, Federal Railway Authority of Germany]
Generated description
The Federal Railway Authority of Germany is the national government agency responsible for overseeing safety, operations, and regulatory compliance across the country’s railway system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Railway Authority of Germany Target entity description: The Federal Railway Authority of Germany is the national government agency responsible for overseeing safety, operations, and regulatory compliance across the country’s railway system.
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A.
German Federal Motor Transport Authority
The German Federal Motor Transport Authority is Germany’s national agency responsible for vehicle registration, driver licensing oversight, road traffic statistics, and automotive regulatory compliance.
-
B.
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the state-owned railway company of Germany for much of the 20th century, operating the national rail network before its functions were absorbed into the modern Deutsche Bahn.
-
C.
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn is Germany's state-owned national railway company and one of the largest rail and logistics operators in Europe.
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D.
Verband der Eisenbahner Deutschlands
Der Verband der Eisenbahner Deutschlands war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft, die die Interessen der Beschäftigten im Eisenbahnsektor vertrat.
-
E.
Thuringian Railway
The Thuringian Railway is a major German rail line traversing the state of Thuringia, historically serving as an important east–west transport corridor connecting central German cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8001adc188190ae45227856156412 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e58cf75ec08190a571e5178bcde274 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e59774e6648190a38b2515a83c2e0c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5a3abf24481908fb71f4ef6b13532 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.