Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
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The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early 19th-century Scottish railway line, among the first in Scotland, built primarily to transport coal from inland mines to the port of Troon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kilmarnock and Troon Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3088853 — 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: Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Context triple: [William Jessop, notableWork, Kilmarnock and Troon Railway]
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A.
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway was a 19th-century Scottish railway company that operated a key route linking Glasgow with the port town of Greenock before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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B.
Highland Railway
The Highland Railway was a former Scottish railway company that operated routes through the Scottish Highlands before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping.
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C.
Edinburgh–Borders Railway
The Edinburgh–Borders Railway is a modern Scottish rail line reconnecting Edinburgh with the Scottish Borders, providing both commuter and regional passenger services.
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D.
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across Scotland and into England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Shotts Line
The Shotts Line is a railway route in Scotland that connects Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts, serving towns and communities across North Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
- 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: Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Target entity description: The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early 19th-century Scottish railway line, among the first in Scotland, built primarily to transport coal from inland mines to the port of Troon.
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A.
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway was a 19th-century Scottish railway company that operated a key route linking Glasgow with the port town of Greenock before being absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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B.
Highland Railway
The Highland Railway was a former Scottish railway company that operated routes through the Scottish Highlands before being absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping.
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C.
Edinburgh–Borders Railway
The Edinburgh–Borders Railway is a modern Scottish rail line reconnecting Edinburgh with the Scottish Borders, providing both commuter and regional passenger services.
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D.
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company that operated extensive routes across Scotland and into England during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Shotts Line
The Shotts Line is a railway route in Scotland that connects Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts, serving towns and communities across North Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish railway
ⓘ
early railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century railway in Scotland ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Port of Troon
ⓘ
local collieries ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | iron rails ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| economicRole | export of coal ⓘ |
| endPoint | Troon ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of public railway in Scotland ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | railway ⓘ |
| laterPropulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ayrshire ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the first railways in Scotland ⓘ |
| primaryCargo | coal ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | coal transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | horse-drawn ⓘ |
| railHead |
Troon Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Troon harbour
|
| region | south-west Scotland ⓘ |
| servedIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| servedPort | Troon ⓘ |
| servedTown | Kilmarnock ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kilmarnock ⓘ |
| trackType | single track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
goods transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Description of subject: The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early 19th-century Scottish railway line, among the first in Scotland, built primarily to transport coal from inland mines to the port of Troon.
Referenced by (1)
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