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- ↑ Borth, Christy. Masters of Mass Production, pp. 210-14, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1945.
- ↑ Thackray, Brian (2012). The AEC story. Stroud, UK: Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4456-0390-2.
- ↑ Stockwell, Jonathan D; Drummond, Ian (2013). Rails along the Derwent. Leeds UK: Holne Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-9563317-6-2.
- ↑ Thackray, Brian (2012). The AEC story. Stroud, UK: Amberley Publishing Limited. p. Chapter 8. ISBN 978-1-4456-0390-2.
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