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- ↑ Tomlinson, William Weaver (1914). The North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.
- ↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1974). The North Eastern Railway. London: Allan. p. 115. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1. OCLC 1255585.
- ↑ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.
- ↑ Hoole, Kenneth (1974). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV, The North East. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 204. ISBN 0-7153-6439-1. OCLC 643508708.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Walker Station".
- ↑ Young, Alan (1999). Suburban Railways of Tyneside. ISBN 1-871944-20-1.