West Coast Main Line (English Wikipedia)

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"London and Birmingham Railway: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006.
"The Manchester Lines: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2006.
"Lines in Lancashire: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006.

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"West Coast Main Line" (PDF). Network Rail. October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016.
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"London and Birmingham Railway: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006.
"The Manchester Lines: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2006.
"Lines in Lancashire: History of the West Coast Main line" (PDF). Virgin Trains. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2006.
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"Nuneaton North Chord freight line now open". Network Rail. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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