Triple
T1804715
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virgin Trains |
E39794
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedBrand |
P4445
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virgin Trains West Coast |
E39794
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Virgin Trains West Coast | Statement: [Virgin Trains, operatedBrand, Virgin Trains West Coast]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin Trains West Coast Context triple: [Virgin Trains, operatedBrand, Virgin Trains West Coast]
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A.
Virgin Trains
chosen
Virgin Trains was a British train operating company under Richard Branson’s Virgin Group brand that ran long-distance passenger rail services in the UK.
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B.
Northern Trains
Northern Trains is a British train operating company that runs local and regional passenger rail services across Northern England.
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C.
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company providing regional and commuter rail services across Northern England.
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D.
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales was a former UK train operating company that provided passenger rail services across Wales and the English border regions from 2003 to 2018.
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E.
South Western Railway
South Western Railway is a major UK train operating company providing regional and long-distance passenger rail services across southwest London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: operatedBrand Context triple: [Virgin Trains, operatedBrand, Virgin Trains West Coast]
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A.
parentBrand
Indicates that one brand is the overarching or owning brand from which another brand is derived or subordinated.
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B.
formerBrand
Indicates that an entity was previously used or recognized as a brand for another entity but is no longer its current brand.
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C.
operatedAs
chosen
Indicates that an entity functioned or was used in the capacity, role, or identity of another entity for some period of time.
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D.
operatedByCompanyHeadquarteredIn
Indicates that an entity is operated by a company whose headquarters is located in a specified place.
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E.
relatedBrand
Indicates a relationship where one brand is associated with, connected to, or otherwise related to another brand.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aba67721788190951beae25e885457 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1baea1c8190a452ffb17dc91aa0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:44 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aa61d514c081908197ac1f7c7d7a88 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.