Triple
T5828457
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Arriva Trains Wales |
E129286
|
entity |
| Predicate | franchise |
P1500
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Wales and Borders franchise
The Wales and Borders franchise is a UK passenger rail service contract covering most train operations in Wales and some cross-border routes into England.
|
E10845
|
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: Wales and Borders franchise | Statement: [Arriva Trains Wales, franchise, Wales and Borders franchise]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales and Borders franchise Context triple: [Arriva Trains Wales, franchise, Wales and Borders franchise]
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A.
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales was a former UK train operating company that provided passenger rail services across Wales and the English border regions from 2003 to 2018.
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B.
Transport for Wales Rail
Transport for Wales Rail is a Welsh train operating company that provides regional and intercity rail services across Wales and into parts of England.
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C.
South Wales–Manchester route
The South Wales–Manchester route is a key cross-country railway corridor in the UK linking South Wales with the Greater Manchester area via intermediate hubs such as Wilmslow.
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D.
Rhônexpress
Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service in Lyon, France, that links the city center with Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
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E.
TransPennine Express
TransPennine Express is a British train operating company providing intercity and regional rail services across northern England and into Scotland.
- 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: Wales and Borders franchise Triple: [Arriva Trains Wales, franchise, Wales and Borders franchise]
Generated description
The Wales and Borders franchise is a UK passenger rail service contract covering most train operations in Wales and some cross-border routes into England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wales and Borders franchise Target entity description: The Wales and Borders franchise is a UK passenger rail service contract covering most train operations in Wales and some cross-border routes into England.
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A.
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales was a former UK train operating company that provided passenger rail services across Wales and the English border regions from 2003 to 2018.
-
B.
Transport for Wales Rail
chosen
Transport for Wales Rail is a Welsh train operating company that provides regional and intercity rail services across Wales and into parts of England.
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C.
South Wales–Manchester route
The South Wales–Manchester route is a key cross-country railway corridor in the UK linking South Wales with the Greater Manchester area via intermediate hubs such as Wilmslow.
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D.
Rhônexpress
Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service in Lyon, France, that links the city center with Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
-
E.
TransPennine Express
TransPennine Express is a British train operating company providing intercity and regional rail services across northern England and into Scotland.
- F. None of above.
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_69c00849d55481908b4f9f5543e0bf6d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c03467dfe48190b51757b33681bc20 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c09863be3c8190bba357bf64e22917 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c098d936d081909d930fc8b6b3fd67 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c09947c5fc8190ba279ed0f991f9a9 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:53 p.m.