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- ↑ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 350
- ↑ Daniels, G.; Dench, L. A. (1963). Passenger no more (1st ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 83.