South Tynedale Railway
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South Tynedale Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in northern England that operates tourist trains through scenic rural landscapes around Alston.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Tynedale Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6837633 — 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: South Tynedale Railway Context triple: [Alston, hasHeritageRailway, South Tynedale Railway]
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A.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in North Yorkshire, England, offering scenic journeys through the North York Moors National Park.
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B.
Yorkshire Dales Railway (heritage section)
The Yorkshire Dales Railway (heritage section) is a preserved heritage railway in North Yorkshire that operates historic trains through the scenic Yorkshire Dales countryside.
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C.
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England, running through the scenic Eskdale valley in the Lake District.
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D.
Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Wales, renowned as the world’s first preserved railway to be operated primarily by volunteers.
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E.
Whitby and Pickering Railway
The Whitby and Pickering Railway was an early 19th-century horse-worked railway in North Yorkshire, England, built to link the coastal town of Whitby with inland markets and later forming part of the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
- 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: South Tynedale Railway Target entity description: South Tynedale Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in northern England that operates tourist trains through scenic rural landscapes around Alston.
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A.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in North Yorkshire, England, offering scenic journeys through the North York Moors National Park.
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B.
Yorkshire Dales Railway (heritage section)
The Yorkshire Dales Railway (heritage section) is a preserved heritage railway in North Yorkshire that operates historic trains through the scenic Yorkshire Dales countryside.
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C.
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England, running through the scenic Eskdale valley in the Lake District.
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D.
Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Wales, renowned as the world’s first preserved railway to be operated primarily by volunteers.
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E.
Whitby and Pickering Railway
The Whitby and Pickering Railway was an early 19th-century horse-worked railway in North Yorkshire, England, built to link the coastal town of Whitby with inland markets and later forming part of the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | heritage railway ⓘ |
| builtOnFormerRouteOf | Alston Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| extensionToLintleyOpened | 2012 ⓘ |
| extensionToSlaggyfordOpened | 2017 ⓘ |
| followsValleyOf | River South Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Gilderdale Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lambley Viaduct (adjacent former main line structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
engine shed at Alston
ⓘ
visitor facilities at Alston station ⓘ workshops at Alston ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
restored railway bridges
ⓘ
rural scenery ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
| hasRollingStock |
narrow-gauge freight wagons
ⓘ
narrow-gauge passenger coaches ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Alston railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirkhaugh railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Lintley Halt NERFINISHED ⓘ Slaggyford railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageFocus | preservation of local railway history ⓘ |
| heritageLineLength | approximately 5 miles ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Heritage Railway Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionOf | North Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStandardGaugeOperator |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Alston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersService |
seasonal passenger trains
ⓘ
special event trains ⓘ |
| openedAsHeritageRailway | 1983 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperatorOfStandardGaugeLine | North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStandardGaugeLineClosed | 1976 ⓘ |
| passesThrough | North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist railway ⓘ |
| region | North Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Alston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slaggyford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trackGaugeConvertedFrom | standard gauge ⓘ |
| trackReopenedInStagesFrom | 1983 ⓘ |
| usesTraction |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: South Tynedale Railway Description of subject: South Tynedale Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in northern England that operates tourist trains through scenic rural landscapes around Alston.
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