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- ↑ "Geograph:: MED at Craigavad station - 1975 - (1) © The Carlisle Kid cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.ie. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ↑ "Geograph:: MED at Craigavad station - 1975 - (2) © The Carlisle Kid cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.ie. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ↑ Kid, The Carlisle (1987-10-03), English: Train approaching Craigavad station - 1987Craigavad was opened by the BHBR in 1865, but closed by the UTA in 1957. It briefly reopened 1960-61, and was thereafter used for occasional special services to a nearby Guide camp. Currently closed to all traffic, the station building is in private ownership. , retrieved 2023-05-15
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