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References
- ↑ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 109. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- 1 2 Marshall 1969 , p. 116
- 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 73. CN 8983.
- ↑ Marshall 1969 , pp. 116–7
- 1 2 3 Butt 1995 , p. 242
