Bodmin and Wenford Railway
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Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a preserved heritage railway in Cornwall, England, offering steam and diesel train rides along a restored former branch line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodmin and Wenford Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6258828 — 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: Bodmin and Wenford Railway Context triple: [Bodmin, hasHeritageRailway, Bodmin and Wenford Railway]
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A.
Swanage Railway
Swanage Railway is a preserved heritage railway in southern England that operates steam and diesel trains along a scenic route on the Isle of Purbeck.
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B.
Pelion Railway
Pelion Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in Greece, renowned for its scenic route through the Pelion peninsula and its traditional steam trains.
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C.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales, offering scenic steam-hauled journeys through the countryside.
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D.
Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway was a historic Welsh railway company that played a key role in transporting coal and passengers in South Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a major railway route in Cornwall, England, connecting Penzance with the rest of the national rail network.
- 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: Bodmin and Wenford Railway Target entity description: Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a preserved heritage railway in Cornwall, England, offering steam and diesel train rides along a restored former branch line.
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A.
Swanage Railway
Swanage Railway is a preserved heritage railway in southern England that operates steam and diesel trains along a scenic route on the Isle of Purbeck.
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B.
Pelion Railway
Pelion Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in Greece, renowned for its scenic route through the Pelion peninsula and its traditional steam trains.
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C.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales, offering scenic steam-hauled journeys through the countryside.
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D.
Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway was a historic Welsh railway company that played a key role in transporting coal and passengers in South Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a major railway route in Cornwall, England, connecting Penzance with the rest of the national rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | heritage railway ⓘ |
| category |
heritage railways in Cornwall
ⓘ
standard gauge heritage railways in England ⓘ |
| connectedMainLineStation | Bodmin Parkway railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Cornish Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| grantedLightRailwayOrder | 1990 ⓘ |
| hasDepot | Bodmin General depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
diesel gala events
ⓘ
heritage railway museum displays ⓘ on-train catering on selected services ⓘ steam gala events ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bodmin Parkway railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boscarne Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Colesloggett Halt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| heritageLineLength | approximately 6.5 miles ⓘ |
| heritageOperationSeason | mainly spring to autumn ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineType | former branch line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bodmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersService |
diesel-hauled passenger trains
ⓘ
driver experience courses ⓘ heritage tourist trains ⓘ special event trains ⓘ steam-hauled passenger trains ⓘ |
| openedAsHeritageRailway | 1986 ⓘ |
| originalLineOwner | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | passenger and freight branch line ⓘ |
| preserves | railway heritage of Bodmin area ⓘ |
| primaryStation | Bodmin General railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| reopenedToPublic | 1990 ⓘ |
| runsBetween |
Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodmin General and Boscarne Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bodmin General railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodmin Parkway railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Boscarne Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | tourist attraction in Cornwall ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| trackOwner | Bodmin and Wenford Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure | restored former Great Western Railway branch line ⓘ |
| usesRollingStockType |
diesel locomotives
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steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Bodmin and Wenford Railway Description of subject: Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a preserved heritage railway in Cornwall, England, offering steam and diesel train rides along a restored former branch line.
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