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- 1 2 3 Herring, Peter (2004). Yesterday's railways (2004 ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 70. ISBN 0715317334.
- ↑ Lloyd, David (1981). "Cirencester and Tetbury Branches". me&im. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ Fenton, Mike (March 2019). Blakemore, Michael (ed.). "Kemble Station and its branches, Part 2: The Railbus Years". Back Track. Easingwold: Pendragon Publishing. 33 (3).
- ↑ Atterbury, Paul (2006). Branch line Britain : a nostalgic journey celebrating a golden age. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 128. ISBN 0715324160.
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