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- ↑ "The New Street Railway from Old Swan to Liverpool" . Liverpool Mail. England. 8 June 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Omnibus Tramway to Old Swan" . Liverpool Daily Post. England. 3 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Liverpool Road & Railway Omnibus Company (Limited)" . Liverpool Mercury. England. 31 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Town Council Proceedings" . Liverpool Mail. England. 6 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.