Triple
T15117675
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Transport for West Midlands |
E361082
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entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
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FINISHED |
| Object |
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive was the former public body responsible for coordinating and overseeing public transport services across the West Midlands metropolitan area in England.
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E361082
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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: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive | Statement: [Transport for West Midlands, predecessor, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive Context triple: [Transport for West Midlands, predecessor, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive]
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A.
Transport for West Midlands
Transport for West Midlands is the public body responsible for planning, coordinating, and improving transport services and infrastructure across the West Midlands metropolitan region in England.
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B.
West Midlands Rail Executive
West Midlands Rail Executive is a regional public body responsible for overseeing and improving rail services and infrastructure across the West Midlands area of England.
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C.
West Midlands Metro
West Midlands Metro is a light rail/tram system serving Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region in England.
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D.
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive was the former public body responsible for overseeing and coordinating public transport services, including the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the Tyne and Wear region of North East England.
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E.
West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Railway is a British train operating company providing regional and commuter rail services across the West Midlands and surrounding areas of England.
- 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: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive Triple: [Transport for West Midlands, predecessor, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive]
Generated description
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive was the former public body responsible for coordinating and overseeing public transport services across the West Midlands metropolitan area in England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive Target entity description: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive was the former public body responsible for coordinating and overseeing public transport services across the West Midlands metropolitan area in England.
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A.
Transport for West Midlands
chosen
Transport for West Midlands is the public body responsible for planning, coordinating, and improving transport services and infrastructure across the West Midlands metropolitan region in England.
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B.
West Midlands Rail Executive
West Midlands Rail Executive is a regional public body responsible for overseeing and improving rail services and infrastructure across the West Midlands area of England.
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C.
West Midlands Metro
West Midlands Metro is a light rail/tram system serving Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region in England.
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D.
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive was the former public body responsible for overseeing and coordinating public transport services, including the Tyne and Wear Metro, in the Tyne and Wear region of North East England.
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E.
West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Railway is a British train operating company providing regional and commuter rail services across the West Midlands and surrounding areas of England.
- F. None of above.
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_69d85a0491ec8190830960be8fafb994 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0059ca9048190b742e70e818ee64f |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feb7f0bb80819080250580466a070a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69feb91365d8819082def7715d889991 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feb9c72eec8190be19a052bcf6d20e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:05 a.m.