Marlborough provincial railways
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Marlborough provincial railways were a 19th-century New Zealand regional rail network in the Marlborough Province that later formed part of the Main North Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marlborough provincial railways canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9580532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marlborough provincial railways Context triple: [Main North Line, historicalPredecessor, Marlborough provincial railways]
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A.
Anhalt Railway
The Anhalt Railway is a major German railway line historically connecting Berlin with the Anhalt region and further south, serving both regional and long-distance traffic.
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B.
Fils Valley Railway
The Fils Valley Railway is a major railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that follows the Fils River, connecting important cities such as Stuttgart and Ulm across the Swabian Jura.
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C.
Newmarket Railway
Newmarket Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated lines serving the Newmarket area before being absorbed into the larger Great Eastern Railway network.
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D.
Bells Line of Road
Bells Line of Road is a scenic highway crossing the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, serving as an alternative route to the Great Western Highway and providing access to several national parks and rural communities.
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E.
Eastern Goldfields Railway
The Eastern Goldfields Railway is a major rail line in Western Australia that connects the gold-mining city of Kalgoorlie with Perth and other parts of the state, supporting both passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Marlborough provincial railways Target entity description: Marlborough provincial railways were a 19th-century New Zealand regional rail network in the Marlborough Province that later formed part of the Main North Line.
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A.
Anhalt Railway
The Anhalt Railway is a major German railway line historically connecting Berlin with the Anhalt region and further south, serving both regional and long-distance traffic.
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B.
Fils Valley Railway
The Fils Valley Railway is a major railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that follows the Fils River, connecting important cities such as Stuttgart and Ulm across the Swabian Jura.
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C.
Newmarket Railway
Newmarket Railway was a 19th-century British railway company that operated lines serving the Newmarket area before being absorbed into the larger Great Eastern Railway network.
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D.
Bells Line of Road
Bells Line of Road is a scenic highway crossing the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, serving as an alternative route to the Great Western Highway and providing access to several national parks and rural communities.
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E.
Eastern Goldfields Railway
The Eastern Goldfields Railway is a major rail line in Western Australia that connects the gold-mining city of Kalgoorlie with Perth and other parts of the state, supporting both passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway network
ⓘ
regional railway ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Main North Line ⓘ |
| continent |
Australasia
ⓘ
linked to:
Oceania
Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryDuringOperation | Colony of New Zealand ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Marlborough Province ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | public transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto |
New Zealand national rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand rail network
|
| locatedIn | Marlborough Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | South Island ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Main North Line ⓘ |
| railGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
3 ft 6 in ⓘ narrow gauge ⓘ |
| railwaySystem |
New Zealand railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand rail network
|
| regionServed | Marlborough ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
New Zealand Government Railways
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand Railways Corporation
|
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| transportType | rail transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marlborough provincial railways Description of subject: Marlborough provincial railways were a 19th-century New Zealand regional rail network in the Marlborough Province that later formed part of the Main North Line.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.