I think this is my first post in this thread! That doesn't bode well, does it? :?
Firstly, I've had a look at
the database of apparent rail hauntings (not going to say where I found it!), and am highly intrigued by the one about the Box Tunnel involving a girl in a nightdress. It goes thus:
ParanormalDatabase.com said:
Four men working in an ultrasonics gang all heard a female moaning at the mouth of the east exit. As the noise grew louder, they though it a joke, until one man shone his torch up the hill and the party spotted a woman in a nightdress looking down at them - she vanished before their eyes. When they reported the sighting, they were told that the figure had been seen previously by a group of six men.
What amazes me most though is the date of this entry: February 2011! If such a thing was as recent as this, I am more than slightly tempted to head over to Box and get as close to the eastern portal [annoyingly not the Box end] as possible, and see if anything should come up. I know this sounds childish, but it would be a serious thrill!
I do actually have a slightly disturbing story of my own, although it doesn't relate to hauntings. I forget the exact date, but at some point in the first six days of July 2005 I had a dream about an Underground train being derailed by an explosion... You don't need me to tell you what happened on the 7th. I was doing my paper round at the time, and given Southend's proximity to Aldgate the words "TERROR AT ALDGATE" were splashed on the front page of the local. I thought little of it - until later that evening anyway.
Although the above is the only rail-related story along these lines I have, it wasn't an isolated instance of me dreaming something "serious" and watching it unfold... Remember that tornado that hit Kensal Green in December 2006? Someone told me about it in an AS-Level Geography class later that day, and having dreamt about a tornado hitting London at 5am that morning, I quite literally froze...
Anyway, although I've never really felt able to contribute to this thread until now (having seen the database), it has been a thoroughly pleasing read (and a fine cause for debate as well; I will admit to being skeptical about a small number of examples in this thread). Keep it up everybody! And, if I may, a thank you to a certain lady for starting the thread in the first place
even if it was 18 months ago
P.S.: If anyone has any stories about the LTS line, they would be most welcomed! You never really hear interesting stories about my childhood route...