Triple

T13506007
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway E321015 entity
Predicate hasLocomotiveType P14429 FINISHED
Object 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives are steam engines with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels, designed primarily for hauling heavy passenger and freight trains over steep gradients.
E1045817 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives | Statement: [Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, hasLocomotiveType, 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
Context triple: [Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, hasLocomotiveType, 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives]
  • A. USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2
    The USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design built for heavy passenger and fast freight service, featuring a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and robust construction for demanding mainline duties.
  • B. Heisler locomotive
    A Heisler locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive, recognizable by its V‑twin cylinder arrangement and used primarily on logging and industrial railroads for hauling heavy loads over steep, rough track.
  • C. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive
    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive is a powerful steam engine from the famed Santa Fe Railway, known for hauling high-speed passenger and heavy freight trains across the American West in the mid-20th century.
  • D. USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2
    The USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design used by multiple railroads for mixed-traffic service under the United States Railroad Administration.
  • E. USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive
    The USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive was a heavy freight steam engine design developed under the United States Railroad Administration during World War I, known for its powerful compound articulated configuration used by multiple American railroads.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
Triple: [Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, hasLocomotiveType, 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives]
Generated description
4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives are steam engines with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels, designed primarily for hauling heavy passenger and freight trains over steep gradients.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
Target entity description: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives are steam engines with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels, designed primarily for hauling heavy passenger and freight trains over steep gradients.
  • A. USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2
    The USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design built for heavy passenger and fast freight service, featuring a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and robust construction for demanding mainline duties.
  • B. Heisler locomotive
    A Heisler locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive, recognizable by its V‑twin cylinder arrangement and used primarily on logging and industrial railroads for hauling heavy loads over steep, rough track.
  • C. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive
    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive is a powerful steam engine from the famed Santa Fe Railway, known for hauling high-speed passenger and heavy freight trains across the American West in the mid-20th century.
  • D. USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2
    The USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design used by multiple railroads for mixed-traffic service under the United States Railroad Administration.
  • E. USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive
    The USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive was a heavy freight steam engine design developed under the United States Railroad Administration during World War I, known for its powerful compound articulated configuration used by multiple American railroads.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d807629d6c8190998f1b9bb12d2ed0 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbaf8259a08190ada13c4a3078f07d completed April 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7548bc188819090773db66b0103a1 completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f758a55ddc81909298a37f6ce88236 completed May 3, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7593d74cc819099c5d39ae09c3f70 completed May 3, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:43 p.m.