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- ↑ Michael Portillo (22 October 2015). Great Continental Railway Journeys. Simon & Schuster. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-4711-5150-7.
- ↑ "Chief Minister is Interviewed for Popular BBC Show" (PDF). HM Government of Gibraltar. 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Algeciras & Gibraltar Railway Company Ltd. Hotels and Trains" . Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Rail and Two Cities: Railway history that began in the 19th century". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
