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- 1 2 Bagwell, Philip S. (1982). The Railwaymen. 2. London: George Allen & Unwin. pp. 94–95. ISBN 00043310842 Check
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| Preceded by Sid Weighell | Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1970–1974 With: Frank Cannon | Succeeded by Frank Cannon and Charles Turnock |
| Preceded by Sid Weighell | Senior Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1975–1983 | Succeeded by Charles Turnock |