Triple
T9831315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hesketh Bank |
E238989
|
entity |
| Predicate | railwayStationOn |
P34369
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
West Lancashire Railway (historical)
West Lancashire Railway (historical) was a former British railway line in Lancashire that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, connecting local communities before its eventual closure.
|
E824468
|
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: West Lancashire Railway (historical) | Statement: [Hesketh Bank, railwayStationOn, West Lancashire Railway (historical)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Lancashire Railway (historical) Context triple: [Hesketh Bank, railwayStationOn, West Lancashire Railway (historical)]
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A.
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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B.
Rossendale Railway
Rossendale Railway was a historic rail line that served the Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, England, supporting local industry and passenger travel before its closure.
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C.
Ashton-under-Lyne line
The Ashton-under-Lyne line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Manchester city centre and the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.
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D.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
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E.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich Branch
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich Branch was a railway line in Greater Manchester, England, built to serve Horwich and its large locomotive works.
- 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: West Lancashire Railway (historical) Triple: [Hesketh Bank, railwayStationOn, West Lancashire Railway (historical)]
Generated description
West Lancashire Railway (historical) was a former British railway line in Lancashire that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, connecting local communities before its eventual closure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Lancashire Railway (historical) Target entity description: West Lancashire Railway (historical) was a former British railway line in Lancashire that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, connecting local communities before its eventual closure.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Rossendale Railway
Rossendale Railway was a historic rail line that served the Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, England, supporting local industry and passenger travel before its closure.
-
C.
Ashton-under-Lyne line
The Ashton-under-Lyne line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Manchester city centre and the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.
-
D.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
-
E.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich Branch
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich Branch was a railway line in Greater Manchester, England, built to serve Horwich and its large locomotive works.
- 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb3297bd88190bf8c53a4ba00e0ae |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5c066a08190baabf3141c10d9f3 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d749c0c481909b3917d4c028c2df |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d7b1e4808190b9259e3e772cd274 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:32 p.m.