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I've been interested after reading about the Death of a 'shunter' at Dunster Goods Shed on the now re-awakened WSR. According to the research I have read from one or two online sources and two railway 'ghost' books the only information I have was that it was in the 1920's - 30's. Be interesting...

Hello, I do a fair amount of 'snapping' on the WSR. I take a different look (I hope) to most Railway photographers I have met or seen. My work can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/RobographyMinehead

Very hard to find any information on these. Anybody care to shed some light on them? Be nice to know some stories of each.

At of interest, what jobs are available to be on the break down crew? I'm not even sure if such a thing exists although I have seen break down trains. any info would be great

I read Shadows in steam but seemed to be more concentrated on each of the railways history in each of the stories instead of the stories themselves :( so a bit disappointing really. But I will read ghost standing on platform one! :D

The Signal box in the picture is supposedly haunted. The Loco in the picture is the one that was supposedly a cursed loco (Physic telling BR it would be in a crash etc) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Story from 'Railway Ghosts & Phantoms'. One of the enginemen committed...

For those that know of the infamous 47299 and Claxby signal box.... check out this image! http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5286/5280987090_3c334b8ff9_z.jpg

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=62106 Try this. May need to read through the page but one member did have 2 fantastic replys.

I made a post ages ago about a bridge 173. I posted on another forum seeing if they could shed any light and success! Here's the thread... http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=62106&page=3

This is more mysterious than ghostly but still a good story! “On October 22nd, 1892, about 8-16 a.m., a remarkable accident occurred on the Furness Railway at Lindal. The 0-6-0 tender engne No. 115 (a 16" ‘Sharpie’) was shunting some iron ore wagons into a siding in the yard when the ground...

I read it in Herberts 'Railway Ghosts & Phantoms'. I know the second story you refer to as well haha. That was just after WW1. The story was called ''Revenge of the old soldier''. In the story it's just a betrayal of friends which results in one committing suicide and then killing the other...

Something like that, one of my favourite stories. Ironically the signal box is said to be haunted too. Although I can't remember why. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- http://www.ukghostnights.co.uk/ukgnevent.php?eventid=Rothley140412 Spookey!

I know the story. At Elsham I believe near the bridge. Story goes that the driver and fireman of a locomotive back in the 1870's 1880's had a fight on the footplate and consequently crashed it. The two gents searching to debunk the story felt that the apparition was moving away from them as...

Now that sounds like a place I would like to investigate!

Looking for a GWR Guard lamp. A reproduction one if possible. I'm a Guard on the WSR and was looking for a proper oil lamp jobby. Any help? :D

I'm always trying to discover actual physical evidence on Railway Ghosts and so I stumbled upon this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uqMNSPfcY

I can relate to both of you. I travel on the West Somerset Railway a lot to see a friend in Watchet. Every single time I catch the same train at 10:25 from Bishops Lydeard and without fail and without thinking I sit in the same seat. The reason I know it's the same is because the seat in front...

Thanks for that tirphil. I recall said haunting in a book I've read. I must now say that the 'Shadow in Steam - Haunted Railways of Britiain' is not what i expected. More on the railways with about 3 lines of a haunting. I want to read about ghost storys and not the entire history of a...

Yes, your very right. Most start out with the entire history of the particular line with a tiny bit on the end about the haunting etc. It's very disappointing actually but some stories are new to me. What I will recommend is 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens. It was televised in the 80's I...