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References
- ↑ "Philip D. Hawkins". Guild of Railway Artists . Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- 1 2 David Buckman (August 2007). Artists in Britain Since 1945: New Edition. Vol. 1. Sansom Limited. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-9532609-5-9.
- ↑ Warwickshire Railways: Railway Art: Philip D Hawkins FGRA, Warwickshire Railways website.
