They Don't Stay Dead

Episode 18: Haunted Train Stations


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Think twice before listening to this episode on a train alone at night...

Alexa covers the wailing ghost at Macquarie Railway Station and the multiple abandoned underground platforms located right under the heart of Sydney...anyone up for a swim?

Brittany covers the fascinating history of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne's CBD and the fisherman that haunts there.

Sources for todays episode:

Macquarie fields:
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/teenage-ghost-girl-haunts-commuters-at-macquarie-fields-railway-station/news-story/6b2b9fb22747a927024aab552d6992c6
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/former-junior-station-assistant-shares-spooky-tales-from-macquarie-fields-railway-station/news-story/f569a06f71245d6585e29bec261dfba9?fbclid=IwAR3J2Erlka_WTCP3erZ9Tqd79yxEmHxdjIG1qngOGhW7LLdZ6SPQs1HMrR0
http://campbelltown-library.blogspot.com/2016/04/who-was-macquarie-fields-train-station.html

St james:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-12/inside-the-tunnels-of-st-james-station-in-sydney/7925240

Platforms 26 & 27:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-ghost-platforms-at-central-station-a-haunting-feature-of-sydney-open-weekend-20151008-gk40my.html

Flinders Street Station:
https://melbournecitytour.com.au/attractions/flinders-street-station/#:~:text=In%201854%2C%20Flinders%20Street%20Station,the%20first%20public%20steam%20train.
https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-flinders-street-station-melbourne/
https://whatsonblog.melbourne.vic.gov.au/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-flinders-street-station/
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/7-of-the-busiest-train-stations-in-the-world.html
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-pubs-cdi-2002-cdi2602-cdi2602l.htm#:~:text=The%20last%20wild%20poliomyelitis%20virus,per%20100%2C000%20population%20in%201999.
https://www.showmemelbourne.com.au/blog/melbourne-sights-and-sites-haunted-spaces#:~:text=Flinders%20Street%20Station&text=If%20you're%20there%20late,a%20boating%20accident%20in%201902.
https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/blog/a-first-look-inside-flinders-street-stations-new-restoration-111017
https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/australia/top-10-remarquable-facts-about-flinders-street-railway-station/
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/off-limits-for-35-years-rooms-above-flinders-street-station-reveal-a-miracle-20210513-p57rj4.html

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In the spirit of reconciliation They Don't Stay Dead acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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