Triple

T18688485
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject KiwiRail E456928 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object New Zealand Railways Corporation NE NERFINISHED

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: New Zealand Railways Corporation | Statement: [KiwiRail, predecessor, New Zealand Railways Corporation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand Railways Corporation
Context triple: [KiwiRail, predecessor, New Zealand Railways Corporation]
  • A. KiwiRail
    KiwiRail is New Zealand’s state-owned rail operator responsible for the country’s national rail network and freight and passenger rail services.
  • B. New Zealand Public Works Department
    The New Zealand Public Works Department was a former government agency responsible for designing and constructing major public infrastructure projects, including hydroelectric power stations, throughout New Zealand.
  • C. New Zealand rail network
    The New Zealand rail network is the nationwide system of railway lines and services that connects major cities, ports, and regions across New Zealand for freight and passenger transport.
  • D. Great Southern Railways
    Great Southern Railways was a major Irish railway company that operated much of the country’s rail network in the early to mid-20th century.
  • E. Australian Rail Track Corporation
    The Australian Rail Track Corporation is a government-owned company responsible for managing and maintaining much of Australia's interstate rail network, including key freight and passenger corridors.
  • 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: New Zealand Railways Corporation
Target entity description: New Zealand Railways Corporation is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise that historically managed the country’s rail infrastructure and services before their transfer to KiwiRail and other entities.
  • A. KiwiRail
    KiwiRail is New Zealand’s state-owned rail operator responsible for the country’s national rail network and freight and passenger rail services.
  • B. New Zealand Public Works Department
    The New Zealand Public Works Department was a former government agency responsible for designing and constructing major public infrastructure projects, including hydroelectric power stations, throughout New Zealand.
  • C. New Zealand rail network
    The New Zealand rail network is the nationwide system of railway lines and services that connects major cities, ports, and regions across New Zealand for freight and passenger transport.
  • D. Great Southern Railways
    Great Southern Railways was a major Irish railway company that operated much of the country’s rail network in the early to mid-20th century.
  • E. Australian Rail Track Corporation
    The Australian Rail Track Corporation is a government-owned company responsible for managing and maintaining much of Australia's interstate rail network, including key freight and passenger corridors.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8d391eb488190ac2e9abf5bf255e4 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e55b2fc2cc8190a4726526a714a5eb completed April 19, 2026, 10:46 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m.