The Paranormal Database

Future Train

Location: Whitland (Dyfed) - Area close to or between the abbey ruins and River Taf
Type: Other
Date / Time: Pre 1864
Further Comments: A fisherman witnessed the ground shake and a loud whistle fill the air. Moments later, the sound of 'a thousand wheels' panicked nearby horses which leapt into the river to escape. The witness considered his experience an ill omen, and although nothing untoward occurred to the man or his family, a few years later the South Wales Railway company dug out a tunnel which crossed the land where the event had occurred.

Floating Monk

Location: Winchcombe (Gloucestershire) - Railway station
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed in a dark robe, this holy figure floats a half a metre above the ground.

Glowing Train with Red Lights

Location: Wormit (Fife) - Tay Bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 28 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The badly designed Tay Bridge collapsed in 1873, a passenger train crashing down with the faulty structure into the cold waters of the Firth of Tay below. The scene is re-enacted on the anniversary of the crash.

A ghostly man in grey.

Man in Grey

Location: Wraysbury (Surrey) - Railway Station
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1930s-present
Further Comments: A man dressed in 1930s clothing, a grey overcoat and flat cap is reported walking up and down the platforms here.

Robed Figure

Location: Yatton (Somerset) - Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1952
Further Comments: Two witnesses reported, at separate times, seeing a female figure in a grey robe walking away from the altar. The ghost had her head bowed and hands clasped.

Molly

Location: Yeovil (Somerset) - Railway Station
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Molly worked at the railway restaurant during the 1960s and died on the platform. Her ghost is held accountable when items are moved around, and electrical items are switched on and off.

The National Railway Museum, York.

Odd Spots

Location: York (North Yorkshire) - National Railway Museum
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A sleeping car housed here is said to contain a strange presence, while the darkroom is also reportedly home to a ghostly presence.