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- ↑ Chapman, Stephen; Wild, Jack (1998). Railway memories No. 11: Halifax and the Calder Valley. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 7. ISBN 1-871233-10-0.
- ↑ "Ripponden & The Ryburn Valley Tourist Information". visitcalderdale.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 9781840336573.
- ↑ Bairstow, Martin (2001) [1987]. The Manchester & Leeds Railway - the Calder Valley Line. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 3. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
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