Triple
T20856250
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Rail Class 220 |
E513488
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virgin CrossCountry (former) |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 CrossCountry (former) | Statement: [British Rail Class 220, operator, Virgin CrossCountry (former)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin CrossCountry (former) Context triple: [British Rail Class 220, operator, Virgin CrossCountry (former)]
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A.
Virgin CrossCountry
chosen
Virgin CrossCountry was a former UK train operating company that ran long-distance intercity passenger rail services across Great Britain under the Virgin Trains brand.
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B.
CrossCountry (post-privatisation)
CrossCountry (post-privatisation) is a long-distance passenger train operating company in the United Kingdom that runs inter-regional services across much of the country without serving London.
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C.
National Express Coaches
National Express Coaches is a major long-distance coach operator in the United Kingdom, providing intercity and airport bus services across an extensive national network.
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D.
Virgin Trains
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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E.
Kentish Express
Kentish Express is a local newspaper serving Ashford and the surrounding area in Kent, England.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e0b4f5b01081909452f654d2fc3f50 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c3a81ac4819084a07625b8ed4ec5 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:44 p.m.