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References
- ↑ Dow 1985, p. 162.
- ↑ "Logan & Hemingway locomotive - No. 30.", Railway Archive: The Last Main Line, retrieved 22 July 2015
- ↑ "The Great Central Railway at Nottingham" (PDF), The Engineer, 84: 269, 17 September 1897, retrieved 22 July 2015
- ↑ "Strengthening New Holland Pier" (PDF), The Engineer, 134: 450, 27 October 1922, retrieved 22 July 2015
Sources
- Dow, George (1985) [1962], Great Central, vol. 2
- Emblin, Robert (May 2006), "Logan and Hemingway — the firm and families. Part 1", Backtrack, 20 (5), Pendragon: 306–310 ; abstract via www.steamindex.com
- Emblin, Robert (June 2006), "Logan and Hemingway — the firm and families. Part 2", Backtrack, 20 (6), Pendragon: 371–377 ; abstract via www.steamindex.com
- Hartley, Fred (2004), Paddy Logan's Army: The Civil Engineering Firm of Logan and Hemingway
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