Midland Great Western Railway
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The Midland Great Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Irish railway company that operated extensive routes across the west and northwest of Ireland, including services to towns such as Ballina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midland Great Western Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690801 — 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: Midland Great Western Railway Context triple: [Ballina railway station, originalOperator, Midland Great Western Railway]
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A.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
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B.
Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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C.
North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in the Midlands, later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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D.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway company that played a key role in 19th-century transportation and trade across southern Ontario and into the United States.
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E.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway is a major British train operating company providing intercity and regional rail services across western and southern England and South Wales.
- 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: Midland Great Western Railway Target entity description: The Midland Great Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Irish railway company that operated extensive routes across the west and northwest of Ireland, including services to towns such as Ballina.
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A.
Midland Railway
Midland Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century British railway company that operated extensive routes across central and northern England and played a key role in the development of the UK rail network.
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B.
Midland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that helped pioneer mainline rail transport in the English Midlands before later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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C.
North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was an early 19th-century British railway company that operated a key main line in the Midlands, later becoming part of the Midland Railway.
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D.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway company that played a key role in 19th-century transportation and trade across southern Ontario and into the United States.
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E.
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway is a major British train operating company providing intercity and regional rail services across western and southern England and South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish railway company
ⓘ
defunct railway company ⓘ railway company ⓘ |
| acquiredCompany |
Dublin and Galway Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganOperations | 1847 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1924 ⓘ |
| endPointOfMainLine | Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedByActOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | Irish standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MGWR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1845 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mainPeriodOfActivity |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Great Southern Railway (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
northwestern Ireland
ⓘ
western Ireland ⓘ |
| operatedServiceType |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure | Royal Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railHeadForRegion |
Galway (county)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sligo (county) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railHeadForRegion | Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedPort |
Galway Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sligo Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Athlone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ballina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ballinrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Castlebar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifden NERFINISHED ⓘ Enniskillen NERFINISHED ⓘ Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mullingar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ Westport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPointOfMainLine | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Great Southern Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusStation | Broadstone railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1600 mm ⓘ |
| usedTractionType | steam locomotives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midland Great Western Railway Description of subject: The Midland Great Western Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Irish railway company that operated extensive routes across the west and northwest of Ireland, including services to towns such as Ballina.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.