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References
- 1 2 "Southern Cross Express" Railway Digest October 1988 pages 365-369
- ↑ Stylish new train Sydney Morning Herald 10 April 1988
- ↑ "Southern Cross Express cars sold" Railway Digest February 1990 page 47
- ↑ "Intelligence" Railway Gazette International September 1991 page 568
- ↑ "The Northern Rivers Railroad" Railway Digest December 1996 page 28
- ↑ "Northern Rivers launches a Ritzy train" Railway Digest July 1999 page 22