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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 358. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Rainton Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
