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References
- ↑ Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. pp. 238, 240, 241. ISBN 0-9592098-6-7.
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 9781921719011.
- 1 2 11 Class Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rail Tasmania