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- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "History Garwvalleyrailway". Garw Valley Railway. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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