Triple

T9300798
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire E223753 entity
Predicate hasTransportFeature P8159 FINISHED
Object Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)
The Ormskirk to Preston railway line is a partially disused rail route in Lancashire, England, that once provided a key local connection between Ormskirk and Preston but now operates only in part.
 E789408 NE FINISHED

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: Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed) | Statement: [Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire, hasTransportFeature, Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)
Context triple: [Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire, hasTransportFeature, Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)]
  • A. Preston to Blackpool North line
    The Preston to Blackpool North line is a key railway route in Lancashire, England, linking Preston with the seaside resort of Blackpool North and forming part of several regional and intercity services.
  • B. Manchester–Preston line
    The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
  • C. Macclesfield to Manchester line
    The Macclesfield to Manchester line is a railway route in North West England that connects the town of Macclesfield with the city of Manchester, serving several intermediate communities.
  • D. Manchester to Kirkby Line
    The Manchester to Kirkby Line is a suburban rail route in North West England linking Manchester with towns in Wigan and Merseyside, ultimately terminating at Kirkby.
  • E. Wigan–Southport line
    The Wigan–Southport line is a regional railway route in North West England linking the inland town of Wigan with the coastal resort of Southport.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)
Triple: [Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire, hasTransportFeature, Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)]
Generated description
The Ormskirk to Preston railway line is a partially disused rail route in Lancashire, England, that once provided a key local connection between Ormskirk and Preston but now operates only in part.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed)
Target entity description: The Ormskirk to Preston railway line is a partially disused rail route in Lancashire, England, that once provided a key local connection between Ormskirk and Preston but now operates only in part.
  • A. Preston to Blackpool North line
    The Preston to Blackpool North line is a key railway route in Lancashire, England, linking Preston with the seaside resort of Blackpool North and forming part of several regional and intercity services.
  • B. Manchester–Preston line
    The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
  • C. Macclesfield to Manchester line
    The Macclesfield to Manchester line is a railway route in North West England that connects the town of Macclesfield with the city of Manchester, serving several intermediate communities.
  • D. Manchester to Kirkby Line
    The Manchester to Kirkby Line is a suburban rail route in North West England linking Manchester with towns in Wigan and Merseyside, ultimately terminating at Kirkby.
  • E. Wigan–Southport line
    The Wigan–Southport line is a regional railway route in North West England linking the inland town of Wigan with the coastal resort of Southport.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ca8423edb08190bc0c91287a484768 completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd08d1d954819098be177addafa406 completed April 1, 2026, noon
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0b26302608190a59f3ed0694ce6d9 completed April 4, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0b3234d088190a8ed13b4d4772fb5 completed April 4, 2026, 6:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0b3bcd5548190ba1af3d0fa72780a completed April 4, 2026, 6:46 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:36 p.m.