Triple
T6350315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Rail Engineering Limited |
E142851
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | GEC-Alsthom |
E264558
|
NE FINISHED |
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: GEC-Alsthom | Statement: [British Rail Engineering Limited, successor, GEC-Alsthom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GEC-Alsthom Context triple: [British Rail Engineering Limited, successor, GEC-Alsthom]
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A.
Alcatel Alsthom
chosen
Alcatel Alsthom was a major French industrial conglomerate active in telecommunications, power generation, and transport infrastructure before being restructured and rebranded as Alcatel.
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B.
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) is a major global rail transport manufacturer known for producing trains, trams, and related railway systems and equipment.
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C.
Tractebel
Tractebel is an international engineering and consulting company specializing in energy, water, and infrastructure projects.
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D.
Alstom Washwood Heath
Alstom Washwood Heath was a major train manufacturing and maintenance facility in Birmingham, England, known for producing high-speed and electric multiple unit trains for the UK rail network.
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E.
Systra
Systra is a global engineering and consulting firm specializing in mass transit and rail infrastructure projects.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69c008d6dcbc8190aa1c2f1fd8916b42 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c067bcec2c8190bb383605847b0f0b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6044fcd288190abdc5746e2904928 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:31 p.m.