Triple
T1602144
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester Victoria railway station |
E34416
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerCompany |
P5815
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
E5755
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Statement: [Manchester Victoria railway station, formerCompany, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Context triple: [Manchester Victoria railway station, formerCompany, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]
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A.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
chosen
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major pre-grouping British railway company that operated an extensive network of lines across industrial northern England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a historic British railway company serving the Staffordshire region, particularly around Stoke-on-Trent and the Potteries, before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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C.
East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in North West England that operates preserved steam and diesel services along a former main line between Heywood and Rawtenstall.
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D.
London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway was a major British railway company formed in 1923, known for operating key routes in eastern and northeastern England and for famous express trains like the Flying Scotsman and Mallard.
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E.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formerCompany Context triple: [Manchester Victoria railway station, formerCompany, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]
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A.
formerEmployer
Indicates that one entity previously employed the other but no longer does so.
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B.
formerParentCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity previously served as the parent company of another but no longer holds that status.
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C.
formerProduct
Indicates that an entity was previously a product of another entity but is no longer in that role or status.
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D.
formerName
Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
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E.
company
Indicates that an entity is a business organization engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a885fea6a481909fe83ba6441f1774 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a95b02cd448190be8e3db9a5a7bac0 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 10:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad51bcdebc81909520786c560598b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:38 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a907c1cad08190b9728dd557f39aa0 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.