Triple
T17686037
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | First Great Western |
E440889
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedFranchise |
P5866
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Great Western franchise |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Great Western franchise | Statement: [First Great Western, operatedFranchise, Great Western franchise]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Western franchise Context triple: [First Great Western, operatedFranchise, Great Western franchise]
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A.
Southwestern Limited
Southwestern Limited was a named passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad that provided long-distance service to the southwestern regions of its network.
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B.
West Coast Railways
West Coast Railways is a British charter train operator best known for running heritage and steam-hauled services, including the famous Jacobite route in Scotland.
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C.
Big Four of the Central Pacific
The Big Four of the Central Pacific were a group of influential 19th-century railroad magnates—Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker—who financed and built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
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D.
Union Pacific Overland Route
The Union Pacific Overland Route was a premier transcontinental rail line that served as a primary passenger and freight corridor across the western United States.
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E.
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways was a regional freight railroad in New England, formerly known as Guilford Rail System, that operated an extensive network across the northeastern United States.
- 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: Great Western franchise Target entity description: The Great Western franchise is a major UK passenger rail franchise covering long-distance, regional, and commuter services across western England and South Wales, including routes from London Paddington.
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A.
Southwestern Limited
Southwestern Limited was a named passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad that provided long-distance service to the southwestern regions of its network.
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B.
West Coast Railways
West Coast Railways is a British charter train operator best known for running heritage and steam-hauled services, including the famous Jacobite route in Scotland.
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C.
Big Four of the Central Pacific
The Big Four of the Central Pacific were a group of influential 19th-century railroad magnates—Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker—who financed and built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
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D.
Union Pacific Overland Route
The Union Pacific Overland Route was a premier transcontinental rail line that served as a primary passenger and freight corridor across the western United States.
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E.
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways was a regional freight railroad in New England, formerly known as Guilford Rail System, that operated an extensive network across the northeastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: operatedFranchise Context triple: [First Great Western, operatedFranchise, Great Western franchise]
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A.
operatesUnderFranchiseFrom
Indicates that one entity conducts its business or operations under the franchising rights, brand, and system granted by another entity.
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B.
operatedFranchiseLeague
Indicates that an entity managed and ran the operations of a franchise-based sports league.
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C.
franchiseOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity operates as a franchise belonging to or licensed by another entity.
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D.
participatingFranchise
Indicates that a franchise is involved as a participant in a particular program, event, or arrangement.
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E.
overseesFranchise
Indicates that one entity has managerial or supervisory authority over the operations or activities of a franchise associated with another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69d8b9e940b081908b862bb0e6e89b0d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e47047d90c8190a172201f3de6db87 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:03 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e3cde3673c8190a889e14ba1f07dc1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:02 a.m.