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References
- ↑ Larkin, Edgar (1992). An illustrated history of British Railway Workshops. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-503-5.
- http://www.industrial-loco.org.uk/works_list800.htm
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/171152/kilmarnock-locomotive-works-workers-housing
- http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/171151/kilmarnock-kilmarnock-works/rcahms?inline=true
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