Seems my last post was deleted so i shall put all of what I said onto it again.
I have been reading W.B.Herberts Railway Ghosts & Phantoms. In chapter 51 and 52 there is this infamous Bridge 173. In chapter 52 it mentions that this bridge is in the West Country (where I live) and was wondering if anyone else knew anything about it?
Secondly, I did some re-search on Addiscombe Carriage Shed and looked for some images of it. I found one on the web taken from a train looking into the shed. Now if you look above the grey box beside the track and immediatly left of the red pole you will notice a grey figure. Odd that he is not focus and dosen't have a great deal od detail un-like the rest of the image. As a photographer I fail to see what it is.... Take a look for yourself.
http://www.abrail.co.uk/Images/Addiscombe%20May%209th%20%201989%20Philip%20Stuart.jpg
Thirdly and Finally. I am at current writing a book on the West Somerset Mineral Railway (Those that don't know it's not the one that goes to Minehead) which closed down over a hundred years ago. Now I won't go into details of the railway as my book will explain that but after doing research in the area I spoke to some close family friends who told me that the remenants of the railway are said to be haunted. Un-usually in the part that has very little remaining of the original line. The re-enactment of a crash there is said to repeat itself too. Here's the small details from Paranormal website:
Cries of the Wounded
Location: Kentsford (Somerset) - Site of former railway
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: A collision between two steam engines at the site in 1857 resulted in several people dead and seriously injured - locals have reported hearing the accident repeated at night, some even seeing the engine pass by.
Train Whistle
Location: Washford (Somerset) - Valley area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A train hasn't travelled here since the early part of the twentieth century, though this hasn't halted the reports of steam whistles and the traditional 'chuff' of an old engine.
Train and Trucks
Location: Watchet (Somerset) - Disused railway lines in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: Even though the railway lines had been closed for many years, people were still reporting hearing and seeing phantom locomotives moving around the area. Disembodied laughter, thought to belong to children, also haunt the same area.
In the Washford Watchet part of the line it does run alongside the GWR West Somerset line but accordingly no trains were run on that part when these events took place. The line dosen't often run into darker hours unless on a gala.
Would love to hear what anybody has to say on these matters. Certainly on Bridge 173!
