Sources cited across the archive: RCTS Locomotives of the LNER / LMS / GWR / SR / BR Standards series. Ian Allan ABC Combined Volumes. Middleton Press branch-line series. Wild Swan monographs. Awdry Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Yeadon Register of LNER Locomotives. Bradshaw timetables. Disused Stations (Nick Catford, Subterranea Britannica). National Railway Museum Search Engine.
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