Stephenson valve gear is usually located between locomotive frames
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Stephenson valve gear is an early and widely used type of steam locomotive valve gear mounted between the frames, employing eccentrics on the driving axle to control steam distribution to the cylinders.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14917310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephenson valve gear is usually located between locomotive frames Context triple: [Walschaerts valve gear, distinctionFrom, Stephenson valve gear is usually located between locomotive frames]
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A.
Climax geared steam locomotive on the Durbin Rocket
The Climax geared steam locomotive on the Durbin Rocket is a historic, gear-driven logging engine preserved in tourist service on West Virginia’s Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
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B.
Cab-forward steam locomotives
Cab-forward steam locomotives were a distinctive type of steam engine with the crew cab placed at the front of the locomotive to improve visibility and reduce smoke exposure, most famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad in mountainous terrain.
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C.
Forney locomotive
The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
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D.
steam engine house (Maschinenhaus)
The steam engine house (Maschinenhaus) in Babelsberg Park is a historic 19th-century pumping station built in a romantic, castle-like style to supply water to the park’s fountains and landscape features.
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E.
Lion steam locomotive
The Lion steam locomotive is a preserved early 19th-century British steam engine famed for its role in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and as one of the oldest surviving working locomotives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephenson valve gear is usually located between locomotive frames Target entity description: Stephenson valve gear is an early and widely used type of steam locomotive valve gear mounted between the frames, employing eccentrics on the driving axle to control steam distribution to the cylinders.
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A.
Climax geared steam locomotive on the Durbin Rocket
The Climax geared steam locomotive on the Durbin Rocket is a historic, gear-driven logging engine preserved in tourist service on West Virginia’s Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
-
B.
Cab-forward steam locomotives
Cab-forward steam locomotives were a distinctive type of steam engine with the crew cab placed at the front of the locomotive to improve visibility and reduce smoke exposure, most famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad in mountainous terrain.
-
C.
Forney locomotive
The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
-
D.
steam engine house (Maschinenhaus)
The steam engine house (Maschinenhaus) in Babelsberg Park is a historic 19th-century pumping station built in a romantic, castle-like style to supply water to the park’s fountains and landscape features.
-
E.
Lion steam locomotive
The Lion steam locomotive is a preserved early 19th-century British steam engine famed for its role in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and as one of the oldest surviving working locomotives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Walschaerts
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Stephenson valve gear is usually located between locomotive frames
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subject surface form:
Walschaerts valve gear