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Bibliography

 

The information on this site has been collected from numerous sources, including several books. Here are a selection of them:

Bolton's Disused Railways (Bolton Environmental Services)

Only available in photocopied form, but includes the only photos I have been able to find of Hilton House and Dicconson Lane stations.

 

Railways In & Around Bolton (Bill Simpson - Foxline)

 

Recollections of a Bolton Engineman

More Recollections of a Bolton Engineman

Bolton Engineman - A Last Look Back (Jim Markland -  Foxline)

This excellent series chronicals life on the railways as experienced by the author and includes a huge range of well-captioned photographs which really help to bring a lost age back to life.

 

Branchline Memories Vol 2 (P.B.Whitehouse)

 

An Historical Survey of Selected LMS Stations Vol 2 (OPC)

 

Railway History In Pictures : The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (J.Marshall)