East Hill Cliff Railway
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East Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers up the steep East Hill to Hastings Country Park and offers views over the Old Town and seafront.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| East Hill Cliff Railway canonical | 2 |
| Hastings cliff railways | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3587485 — 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: East Hill Cliff Railway Context triple: [Hastings, hasLandmark, East Hill Cliff Railway]
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A.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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B.
Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway is a historic cable-hauled street tramway in Llandudno, Wales, that carries passengers up the Great Orme headland and is one of the few remaining funicular-style tramways in the world.
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C.
Skarloey Railway
Skarloey Railway is a fictional narrow-gauge railway in The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends, closely modeled on the real Talyllyn Railway in Wales.
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D.
Hill’s Tramroad
Hill’s Tramroad is a historic early industrial tramway in the Blaenavon area of South Wales, built to transport iron and coal and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
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E.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
- 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: East Hill Cliff Railway Target entity description: East Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers up the steep East Hill to Hastings Country Park and offers views over the Old Town and seafront.
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A.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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B.
Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway is a historic cable-hauled street tramway in Llandudno, Wales, that carries passengers up the Great Orme headland and is one of the few remaining funicular-style tramways in the world.
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C.
Skarloey Railway
Skarloey Railway is a fictional narrow-gauge railway in The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends, closely modeled on the real Talyllyn Railway in Wales.
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D.
Hill’s Tramroad
Hill’s Tramroad is a historic early industrial tramway in the Blaenavon area of South Wales, built to transport iron and coal and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
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E.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: East Hill Cliff Railway Description of subject: East Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers up the steep East Hill to Hastings Country Park and offers views over the Old Town and seafront.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hastings cliff railways