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- ↑ Strickland, D.C. (1982). Locomotive directory: every single one there has ever been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 21. ISBN 0-906375-10-X.
- ↑ Oakley, Michael (1979). Diesel shunting locos: a pictorial history. Truro: Bradford Barton. p. 3. ISBN 0-85153-361-2.
- ↑ Strickland 1982 , p. 21
- Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-902888-59-5.