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UK ghost trains

When talking about "ghosts", the first thing that comes to mind is the spectral image of a human figure moving alone through an empty, abandoned house...However, inside of the phenomenology of the strange, this is not always the case, the "human ghost" canon is not always fulfilled.

Halfway between the legend and the fantastic, there are also the so-called inanimate ghosts, it is that is to say, "ghost houses" that appear and disappear from nowhere on the horizon of abandoned fields, there are even frequent testimonies that claim to have seen "ghost trains" running along already disused or forgotten roads.Is this possible? We do not know, but as it falls within the singular and the curious, we have decided to offer you the account of some of these facts, the most common being those existing in United Kingdom .

We are sure that they will surprise you.

The ghost train of Talyllyn, Wales

We started traveling to the beautiful Wales , land of castles and greens places, where history is interwoven with the legend.Just north of the country is the city of Talyllyn , where neighbors have seen more than once as the old roads leading to the viaduct from Dolgoch, the mythical train of Talyllyn advances.Not the commercial, not the one that runs every day, but the one that used to be used 200 years ago.And always does it at night.

UK ghost trains

There are many hikers who have lived strange experiences and In these ways, the whistles are heard, the rattling of the locomotive advancing, they even see the tracks tremble...but, sometimes, it does not even make an appearance.Only "the sound" is heard.

The Gloucestershire train

We are now going to the west of England, just before an old Edwardian house where more than a century ago, there was a railway accident.In front of the house « Woodchester » passed the railway that linked the main cities of the west of the country, and it was right here where the tragedy arose.It was an April afternoon when I derail the train, taking the lives of numerous passengers , among them, several children.The incident was so serious that it was decided, finally, to divert the railway line to another area, leaving this part unused.

UK ghost trains

Over the years, a shed was raised over that part where the accident occurred.And it is here, where all the phenomenology of the strange is concentrated.It is not only usual to hear the train's whistle, and its rattle on some non-existent roads, but, according to many witnesses, it is usual to see the figure of several children move through this area.Now, you have never seen the ghost train as such, you can only feel it, you hear...Really curious.

The train Nuneaton in Warwickshire

On this occasion we went to the center of the United Kingdom.The Nuneaton train had in the past an emblematic line located in an area called "Bomb Hills". Today in day it is no longer used and, on the other hand, it has become a beautiful setting for hiking.There is a beautiful forest and a bridge that crosses it.It was in 1986 when one of the most curious stories happened regarding « ghost trains »,

It was in October of that year when a group of hikers walking around r Bomb Hills heard the distant sound of a train moving towards them, but it was a very particular sound, it rattled too much, it was an old, very old sound.How could it be? Where did that sound really come from if there was no longer a line circulating there? It was when they crossed the bridge when they heard a terrible rumble, and when they looked down, it was when they discovered "that". They couldn't believe it...

UK ghost trains

It was a steam locomotive that he had just derailed, and around him, he they were dozens and dozens of wounded.Beloved, they went to ask for help, but when they returned in the company of the police...Everything had disappeared.It was just the same calm as always, the same stillness.The hikers did not understand, many of them said no to forget even the smell of burning. However, none of that had happened.Not now, not in that present, but in the past.And, moreover, according to the police themselves said later, such experiences are very frequent in this area.

Apparently, and as you can see, the theme of "ghost trains" is quite common in the Kingdom United.And now tell us, is there a similar story in your country? If so, do not hesitate to leave us your comment, while we invite you to learn more mysterious stories about the London underground.

Image: Oriol Salvador, Emmett Tullos, Michiel S.

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