Triple
T21255324
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester to Kirkby Line |
E523852
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalOperator |
P2834
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Arriva Trains Merseyside
Arriva Trains Merseyside was a former British train operating company that provided regional and commuter rail services in the Merseyside area of northwest England.
|
E1474790
|
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: Arriva Trains Merseyside | Statement: [Manchester to Kirkby Line, historicalOperator, Arriva Trains Merseyside]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arriva Trains Merseyside Context triple: [Manchester to Kirkby Line, historicalOperator, Arriva Trains Merseyside]
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A.
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Northern was a former British train operating company that provided regional and commuter rail services across Northern England.
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B.
Arriva UK Trains
Arriva UK Trains is a major British train operating company that manages several passenger rail franchises and services across the United Kingdom.
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C.
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and surrounding areas in Merseyside, England.
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D.
Arriva Rail North
Arriva Rail North was a British train operating company that ran regional and commuter rail services across Northern England under the Northern brand.
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E.
Arriva Midlands
Arriva Midlands is a regional bus operator in the English Midlands, running local and interurban services across towns and cities such as Telford.
- 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: Arriva Trains Merseyside Triple: [Manchester to Kirkby Line, historicalOperator, Arriva Trains Merseyside]
Generated description
Arriva Trains Merseyside was a former British train operating company that provided regional and commuter rail services in the Merseyside area of northwest England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arriva Trains Merseyside Target entity description: Arriva Trains Merseyside was a former British train operating company that provided regional and commuter rail services in the Merseyside area of northwest England.
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A.
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Northern was a former British train operating company that provided regional and commuter rail services across Northern England.
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B.
Arriva UK Trains
Arriva UK Trains is a major British train operating company that manages several passenger rail franchises and services across the United Kingdom.
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C.
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and surrounding areas in Merseyside, England.
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D.
Arriva Rail North
Arriva Rail North was a British train operating company that ran regional and commuter rail services across Northern England under the Northern brand.
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E.
Arriva Midlands
Arriva Midlands is a regional bus operator in the English Midlands, running local and interurban services across towns and cities such as Telford.
- 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_69e0b5146c108190adc9adb73e90abff |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e735a0e7dc8190b591b5b6786ce619 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a098ff8b2f08190b1961558bb9c11fe |
completed | May 17, 2026, 9:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0990b9b7c8819094f7db294c2e573d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 9:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0991cdf6408190a590d8907f2fe880 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 10 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:58 p.m.