Woodhead Tunnels
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The Woodhead Tunnels are a series of former railway tunnels in the Peak District of England, historically carrying the Manchester–Sheffield trans-Pennine route beneath the high moorland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodhead Tunnel | 1 |
| Woodhead Tunnels canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6782618 — 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: Woodhead Tunnels Context triple: [Longdendale, hasStructure, Woodhead Tunnels]
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A.
Harecastle Tunnel
Harecastle Tunnel is a historic and notoriously long canal tunnel in Staffordshire, England, known for its low, narrow passage and role in improving industrial-era transport on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Blisworth Tunnel
Blisworth Tunnel is one of the longest navigable canal tunnels in Britain, carrying the Grand Union Canal beneath the Northamptonshire countryside.
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C.
Blea Moor Tunnel
Blea Moor Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in North Yorkshire, England, carrying the Settle–Carlisle line beneath Blea Moor in the Yorkshire Dales.
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D.
Butterley Tunnel
Butterley Tunnel is a historic 18th-century canal tunnel in Derbyshire, England, renowned as a major engineering work of the early British canal era.
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E.
Braunston Tunnel
Braunston Tunnel is a long 19th-century canal tunnel in Northamptonshire, England, forming a key part of the historic Grand Union Canal route.
- 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: Woodhead Tunnels Target entity description: The Woodhead Tunnels are a series of former railway tunnels in the Peak District of England, historically carrying the Manchester–Sheffield trans-Pennine route beneath the high moorland.
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A.
Harecastle Tunnel
Harecastle Tunnel is a historic and notoriously long canal tunnel in Staffordshire, England, known for its low, narrow passage and role in improving industrial-era transport on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Blisworth Tunnel
Blisworth Tunnel is one of the longest navigable canal tunnels in Britain, carrying the Grand Union Canal beneath the Northamptonshire countryside.
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C.
Blea Moor Tunnel
Blea Moor Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in North Yorkshire, England, carrying the Settle–Carlisle line beneath Blea Moor in the Yorkshire Dales.
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D.
Butterley Tunnel
Butterley Tunnel is a historic 18th-century canal tunnel in Derbyshire, England, renowned as a major engineering work of the early British canal era.
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E.
Braunston Tunnel
Braunston Tunnel is a long 19th-century canal tunnel in Northamptonshire, England, forming a key part of the historic Grand Union Canal route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway infrastructure
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ railway tunnel complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Woodhead Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureOfWoodheadLine | 1981 ⓘ |
| closureToPassengerTraffic | 1970 ⓘ |
| connects |
Manchester area
ⓘ
Sheffield area ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick lining
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | carries National Grid electricity cables (Woodhead 3) ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Woodhead 1 Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodhead 2 Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodhead 3 Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | not a public railway route ⓘ |
| laterRailwayCompany |
Great Central Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Peak District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Longdendale valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodhead, Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | trans-Pennine corridor between Manchester and Sheffield ⓘ |
| numberOfTunnels | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1845
ⓘ
1852 ⓘ 1953 ⓘ |
| operator |
former British Railways
ⓘ
former Great Central Railway ⓘ former London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| originalRailwayCompany | Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manchester–Sheffield railway route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodhead Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodhead Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodhead Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Woodhead Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
closed to rail traffic
ⓘ
disused ⓘ disused ⓘ disused railway tunnels ⓘ |
| underlies | high moorland of the Peak District ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transport
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trans-Pennine freight traffic ⓘ trans-Pennine passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodhead Tunnels Description of subject: The Woodhead Tunnels are a series of former railway tunnels in the Peak District of England, historically carrying the Manchester–Sheffield trans-Pennine route beneath the high moorland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Woodhead Tunnel