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References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ↑ "Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway - Services from Fleetwood and Belfast," http://simplonpc.co.uk/LMS-LYR1.html%5B%5D. Retrieved 27 February 2019