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References
- ↑ "Clay Lane – RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ "The Ashover Light Railway Society » The Route".
- ↑ "Ashover Light Railway".
- ↑ "The Ashover Light Railway – Part 2". 19 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ashover Light Railway – Clay Cross Today".
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