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References
- ↑ "LNER Internal Combustion Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The Armstrong-Whitworth 1-Co-1 Diesel-Electric Locomotive". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The Armstrong-Whitworth Diesel-Electric Railcars". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Allen (1959), p. 35.
- ↑ "The NER Petrol Inspection Cars". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The NER Petrol-Electric Autocars". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The NER Petrol Rail Motor Bus". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The NER Petrol Autocar". LNER Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The GCR Petrol-Electric Railcar". LNER Encyclopedia.
- Allen, G. Freeman (1959). British Railways today and tomorrow. Ian Allan.
