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References
- ↑ Lindsay, David (2009). North British Railway Register of Station Routes and Lines. Edinburgh: North British Railway Study Group. p. 9.
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 422. OCLC 931112387.
