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- ↑ "Regimental Names for Engines" . Northern Whig . England. 18 January 1928. Retrieved 19 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Allen, Cecil John (1983). Titled Trains of Great Britain. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 178–179. ISBN 0711013098.
- ↑ "Regimental Names for Engines" . Northern Whig. England. 18 January 1928. Retrieved 19 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Titled Trains The Railway Magazine issue 1422 September 2019 page 107
- ↑ "Ulster Express again" . Belfast News-Letter. Northern Ireland. 1 September 1949. Retrieved 19 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Heysham's Last Boat Trains The Railway Magazine issue 891 July 1975 page 343