When strange ghost trains passed through the village

In Ruddington, a small village in Derbyshire, England, paranormal phenomena are attracting increasing attention. Ghost history enthusiast Faye Stenson is researching local tales of unexplained phenomena, including a mysterious ghost train that supposedly passed through disused tracks. In her research, Stenson uncovered not only ghost stories associated with ancient buildings but also accounts of people experiencing mysterious sounds and visions of trains in places where they once ran. These places, steeped in history, hold many stories that could shed new light on local legends
Faye Stenson from Ruddington certainly doesn't hide the fact that she has a skeleton in her closet - in fact, she's fascinated by ghosts.

“I got my interest in the subject from my maternal grandfather, Clarence Daniel, who died in 1987, and who published several books, such as Ghosts of Derbyshire, and was a well-known historian of Derbyshire and the surrounding area,” says Stenson.

Faye is busily seeking out people with stories of ghost sightings in Ruddington for a short series of articles in the local newspaper.

"Initial investigations have already revealed details of ghostly presences at several locations in the village, including the Hermitage Library, Horspool's former bakery and The White Horse Inn."

There were also reports of a ghost train being seen traveling to Nottingham on the old track, which had been removed decades ago. According to records, Ruddington station closed to passengers on March 4, 1963, but remained open for freight until May 1, 1967, while the siding for the military equipment depot remained in use until 1983. Since then, of course, the siding has been rebuilt and now serves steam locomotives again as The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre.

Mrs. Stenson was contacted by a woman who lived near the old Ruddington Station, just off the Clifton-Ruddington road, who told her about the experience she and her husband had after the station closed to passengers. "One morning, around six o'clock, they heard a steam locomotive approaching. They both undoubtedly heard it," Stenson says.

"Her husband ran to the window to see what kind of engine it was, because the track was closed and only diesels were entering the siding to the military equipment depot, but there was nothing there. There was only the sound of a train approaching quickly."

"The woman added that in later years she spoke to another person who lived near the tracks, and that person had actually seen a train speeding past her garden with all its lights on, with no passengers on board, and yet the tracks ran no further than Ruddington Station."
She waited for the train to return, but it never did - and it never reached Ruddington Station."

"Another woman described walking with friends one evening through fields near a disused railway line. She didn't remember the exact time, but she remembered the sound of a train passing in the evening where there was no railway line."

Faye adds that on top of these fascinating incidents, the first woman mentioned said there was much more to be said about the spectral activity on the old railway lines at Ruddington.

"She said there had been a lot of talk over the years about strange things happening on the military siding and around Nottingham Transport Centre, but she added that I would need to talk to the people who were there in those early days."

Knowing the size of Ruddington and the wealth of history it holds, Faye feels that these stories are really just the tip of the iceberg.

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