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- ↑ Westrail seeks joint freight venture Truck & Bus Transportation January 1982 page 89
- ↑ Mayne Nickless gets nod for Westrail joint venture Truck & Bus Transportation June 1982 page 112
- ↑ Transport experiment off to a bad start Canberra Times 31 August 1982 page 2
- ↑ Unique road/rail joint venture kicks off in WA in lively fashion Freight & Container Transportation September 1982 page 3
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 540 October 1982 page 103
- ↑ Gascoyne replaces Mayne Nickless in Total West venture Truck & Bus Transportation August 1985 page 60
- ↑ Westrail sells road transport interest Network May 1996 page 31
- ↑ Westrail News The Westland issue 135 May 1996 page 13
- ↑ Trading a Name Truck & Bus Transportation July 1996 page 83
- ↑ Sale of WA road freight transport business Wesfarmers 2 November 2001