Triple
T971047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester–Preston line |
E20944
|
entity |
| Predicate | lineNumber |
P1864
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Manchester–Preston
Manchester–Preston is a key railway corridor in North West England linking the city of Manchester with Preston and serving as part of the region’s intercity and commuter network.
|
E129329
|
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: Manchester–Preston | Statement: [Manchester–Preston line, lineNumber, Manchester–Preston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manchester–Preston Context triple: [Manchester–Preston line, lineNumber, Manchester–Preston]
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A.
Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, encompassing a mix of residential, commercial, and sporting areas including parts of Manchester’s urban region.
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B.
Manchester to Blackpool
Manchester to Blackpool is a historic and popular railway route in northwest England linking the major city of Manchester with the seaside resort town of Blackpool.
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C.
Salford
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, England, known for its industrial heritage and the modern MediaCityUK development on the Salford Quays.
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D.
Salford
Salford is a small rural village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England.
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E.
Stretford
Stretford is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire and now largely suburban and residential.
- 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: Manchester–Preston Triple: [Manchester–Preston line, lineNumber, Manchester–Preston]
Generated description
Manchester–Preston is a key railway corridor in North West England linking the city of Manchester with Preston and serving as part of the region’s intercity and commuter network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manchester–Preston Target entity description: Manchester–Preston is a key railway corridor in North West England linking the city of Manchester with Preston and serving as part of the region’s intercity and commuter network.
-
A.
Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, encompassing a mix of residential, commercial, and sporting areas including parts of Manchester’s urban region.
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B.
Manchester to Blackpool
Manchester to Blackpool is a historic and popular railway route in northwest England linking the major city of Manchester with the seaside resort town of Blackpool.
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C.
Salford
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, England, known for its industrial heritage and the modern MediaCityUK development on the Salford Quays.
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D.
Salford
Salford is a small rural village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England.
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E.
Stretford
Stretford is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire and now largely suburban and residential.
- 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_69a493b33d2c81909c52c369d3ca8436 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b44aa6088190a90c44a8f694ec41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5992e4a88190b10b98efd24c3616 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5a0047d481909989d470db7a3ae2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5a8c4be88190b53a42dd356b99fb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.