Haymarket signal box (historical)
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Haymarket signal box (historical) was a former railway signaling control structure that managed train movements around Edinburgh’s Haymarket station before being superseded by modern signaling systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haymarket signal box (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5546939 — 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: Haymarket signal box (historical) Context triple: [Haymarket railway station, hasSignalBox, Haymarket signal box (historical)]
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A.
Haymarket railway station
Haymarket railway station is a major rail hub in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as a key interchange for local, regional, and long-distance train services.
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B.
Barlow train shed
The Barlow train shed is the vast 19th-century wrought-iron and glass arched roof that dramatically spans the platforms of London St Pancras station.
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C.
Northfields depot
Northfields depot is a London Underground maintenance and stabling facility serving trains on the Piccadilly line in west London.
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D.
Queen's Park depot
Queen's Park depot is a London Underground maintenance and stabling facility associated with the Bakerloo line near Queen's Park in northwest London.
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E.
NAIT/Blatchford Market Station
NAIT/Blatchford Market Station is a light rail transit stop in Edmonton, Alberta, serving the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the surrounding Blatchford community.
- 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: Haymarket signal box (historical) Target entity description: Haymarket signal box (historical) was a former railway signaling control structure that managed train movements around Edinburgh’s Haymarket station before being superseded by modern signaling systems.
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A.
Haymarket railway station
Haymarket railway station is a major rail hub in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as a key interchange for local, regional, and long-distance train services.
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B.
Barlow train shed
The Barlow train shed is the vast 19th-century wrought-iron and glass arched roof that dramatically spans the platforms of London St Pancras station.
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C.
Northfields depot
Northfields depot is a London Underground maintenance and stabling facility serving trains on the Piccadilly line in west London.
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D.
Queen's Park depot
Queen's Park depot is a London Underground maintenance and stabling facility associated with the Bakerloo line near Queen's Park in northwest London.
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E.
NAIT/Blatchford Market Station
NAIT/Blatchford Market Station is a light rail transit stop in Edmonton, Alberta, serving the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the surrounding Blatchford community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure
ⓘ
railway signal box ⓘ transportation building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish railway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
passenger and freight traffic through Edinburgh ⓘ |
| category |
disused railway signal boxes in Scotland
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rail transport in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| controlledInfrastructure |
points and signals near Haymarket station
ⓘ
railway lines around Haymarket station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
management of train movements
ⓘ
railway signalling control ⓘ |
| historicalRole | local control of train movements at Haymarket ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Haymarket railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operatedBy | signalmen ⓘ |
| partOf | railway signalling system at Haymarket ⓘ |
| railwayFunction |
protection of train movements
ⓘ
route setting for trains ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
centralised signalling control
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modern electronic signalling systems ⓘ |
| servedCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedStation | Haymarket railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
disused
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superseded by modern signalling systems ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
lever frame
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lineside semaphore signals ⓘ mechanical signalling equipment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haymarket signal box (historical) Description of subject: Haymarket signal box (historical) was a former railway signaling control structure that managed train movements around Edinburgh’s Haymarket station before being superseded by modern signaling systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.