Triple
T17176896
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Transport Holding Company |
E416882
|
entity |
| Predicate | owned |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scottish Bus Group companies
Scottish Bus Group companies were regional bus operators in Scotland that formed part of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group, providing extensive public transport services across the country in the mid-20th century.
|
E1254207
|
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: Scottish Bus Group companies | Statement: [Transport Holding Company, owned, Scottish Bus Group companies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Bus Group companies Context triple: [Transport Holding Company, owned, Scottish Bus Group companies]
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A.
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is the primary municipal bus operator serving Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian region in Scotland.
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B.
Oxford Bus Company
Oxford Bus Company is a major bus operator providing local and intercity bus services in and around Oxford, England.
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C.
FirstGroup
FirstGroup is a major UK-based transport operator that runs bus and rail services across the United Kingdom and North America.
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D.
First Bus
First Bus is a major UK bus operator providing local and regional public transport services in numerous towns and cities.
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E.
Lothian Motorcoaches
Lothian Motorcoaches is a coach and tour operator brand providing longer-distance and excursion services as part of the Edinburgh-based Lothian Buses group.
- 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: Scottish Bus Group companies Triple: [Transport Holding Company, owned, Scottish Bus Group companies]
Generated description
Scottish Bus Group companies were regional bus operators in Scotland that formed part of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group, providing extensive public transport services across the country in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Bus Group companies Target entity description: Scottish Bus Group companies were regional bus operators in Scotland that formed part of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group, providing extensive public transport services across the country in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is the primary municipal bus operator serving Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian region in Scotland.
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B.
Oxford Bus Company
Oxford Bus Company is a major bus operator providing local and intercity bus services in and around Oxford, England.
-
C.
FirstGroup
FirstGroup is a major UK-based transport operator that runs bus and rail services across the United Kingdom and North America.
-
D.
First Bus
First Bus is a major UK bus operator providing local and regional public transport services in numerous towns and cities.
-
E.
Lothian Motorcoaches
Lothian Motorcoaches is a coach and tour operator brand providing longer-distance and excursion services as part of the Edinburgh-based Lothian Buses group.
- 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_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3fc0e14e08190901b1fbccc9322ae |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0148455afc8190931ba1316705ae0c |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a014a2f8fec8190b1303967a76ceb63 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a014ab0be388190a6ce49cff469fe81 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.