West Hill Cliff Railway
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West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Hill Cliff Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3587486 — 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: West Hill Cliff Railway Context triple: [Hastings, hasLandmark, West Hill Cliff Railway]
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A.
East Hill Cliff Railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
- 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: West Hill Cliff Railway Target entity description: West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
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A.
East Hill Cliff Railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| connects |
Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Hastings town
West Hill summit ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentPropulsionSystem | electric ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | historic transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasStructure | tunnel section ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
England ⓘ Hastings ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
East Hill Cliff Railway
ⓘ
Hastings Castle ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West Hill ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| operator | Hastings Borough Council ⓘ |
| originalPropulsionSystem | water-balance ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Hastings Old Town
ⓘ
Hastings seafront ⓘ |
| owner | Hastings Borough Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Hill Cliff Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Hastings cliff railways
|
| primaryUse | passenger transport ⓘ |
| serves |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trackGauge | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| transportType | inclined railway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Hill Cliff Railway Description of subject: West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.