Triple

T180979
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject CrossCountry E3874 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Virgin CrossCountry
Virgin CrossCountry was a former UK train operating company that ran long-distance intercity passenger rail services across Great Britain under the Virgin Trains brand.
E22664 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: Virgin CrossCountry | Statement: [CrossCountry, formerName, Virgin CrossCountry]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin CrossCountry
Context triple: [CrossCountry, formerName, Virgin CrossCountry]
  • A. FlyAway Bus
    FlyAway Bus is an express shuttle service that provides direct, frequent connections between Los Angeles International Airport and key locations throughout the Los Angeles area.
  • B. Kangaroo Bus
    Kangaroo Bus is a hop-on, hop-off shuttle service that transports visitors around the San Diego Zoo’s main exhibits and attractions.
  • C. InterCity
    InterCity is a category of long-distance passenger trains in several European countries, notably providing fast, regular intercity rail services.
  • D. Avanti West Coast
    Avanti West Coast is a British train operating company that runs long-distance intercity services on the West Coast Main Line, connecting major cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow.
  • E. Leatherhead
    Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
  • 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: Virgin CrossCountry
Triple: [CrossCountry, formerName, Virgin CrossCountry]
Generated description
Virgin CrossCountry was a former UK train operating company that ran long-distance intercity passenger rail services across Great Britain under the Virgin Trains brand.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin CrossCountry
Target entity description: Virgin CrossCountry was a former UK train operating company that ran long-distance intercity passenger rail services across Great Britain under the Virgin Trains brand.
  • A. FlyAway Bus
    FlyAway Bus is an express shuttle service that provides direct, frequent connections between Los Angeles International Airport and key locations throughout the Los Angeles area.
  • B. Kangaroo Bus
    Kangaroo Bus is a hop-on, hop-off shuttle service that transports visitors around the San Diego Zoo’s main exhibits and attractions.
  • C. InterCity
    InterCity is a category of long-distance passenger trains in several European countries, notably providing fast, regular intercity rail services.
  • D. Avanti West Coast
    Avanti West Coast is a British train operating company that runs long-distance intercity services on the West Coast Main Line, connecting major cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow.
  • E. Leatherhead
    Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
  • 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_69a25497e2f08190a040f8c6e1842643 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25923507c8190bd7f6eda404b0da0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2f0b71080819086362f6036b41162 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2f12f181c8190bae3098a2928feff completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2f3771fcc8190b8486be33f695524 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:40 a.m.