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- 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ↑ Bell, A, ed. (15 May 1915). "The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway". The Locomotive. XXI (273). Locomotive Publishing Company: 110.
the [Cork and Muskerry Light] railway follows the picturesque valley of the River Shournagh to St Anne's (71⁄4 miles), passing on the way the stations of Healy's Bridge (43⁄4), Coachford Junction (61⁄4), and Tower Bridge (63⁄4 miles from Cork).
- 1 2 Tower & Cloghroe - Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) Report (PDF), Heritage Council, 2023, pp. 5, 6, retrieved 26 August 2024,
The establishment of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line [..] in 1887 connected Tower and Cloghroe via stations at Tower Bridge and St. Ann's Hydro [..] The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line closed in 1934 [..] Protected Structures in Tower [..] Tower Bridge [..] The additional square-headed span at the north-west end appears to have been added at a later date to accommodate the Great Southern railway line
- 1 2 Ayres, Bob (2003). "Irish Railway Station Dates" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. p. 55.