The Haunted Manor

***The Haunted Manor*** is another project taking place in *Rails of Dark Horror*.

## Main Summary

At the H.G. Railway, Mr. Hiatt sees an abandoned manor and decides to reconstruct it for a tourist attraction and made Rachel and Jenny be in charge of the trains to the reconstruction. However, looks can be deceiving as strange things happen at the manor.

## Plot

An old manor house has stood unused for many years, until Mr. Hiatt of H.G. Railway decided to give it a restoration to use it as a tourist attraction.

Rachel and Jenny are put in charge of the working project. Jenny pulled the supplies and workmen to the Manor for working, but she felt intimidated by it's appearance. That evening as Jenny is ready to take the workers home, a gunshot and a woman's scream is heard. As a frightened young woman races past them. As Jenny, spooked and nearly about to cry races back and the workmen called the police, but no woman was found. As Jenny's crew and workmen explained the ordeal to the police, the officer assures they’ll investigate the matter, but there isn’t much eveidence to go off. And Jenny, her crew, and the workmen refuse to go back to the manor, which Mr. Hiatt assigns them for repairing paintwork. Of course, Rachel thinks it all funny but Daylight doesn't.

Over the next few days, Rachel would return from the manor to make fun of Jenny for how she hasn't seen any ghosts, which irritates Jenny and the other engines. Soon, many volunteers are also brought to the house by Bertie but soon less and less are going as Bertie then shares to Jenny that most of the volunteers are scared out of their minds. One night, Rachel was at the manor as Mighty Joe was late for the express and could not leave. Suddenly, another gunshot is heard and now, a badly scared soldier who belong in the 1940's shows up and holding a rifle appears and everyone hightails away leaving Rachel behind. Her begging them to take her with them while she's scared to death as the Soldier walks towards her racking the bolt handle on the gun and she shuts her eyes, but when she looks no one is there.

Then when Dolphy brings Jenny back, Knockout decides to confess about the manor, years ago, the Manor was once home to a Lord and Lady whom were very rich but was commandeered by the military to serve as a hospital for injured and wounded soldiers from the second World War. And it became an asylum for those who suffered severe cases of PTSD from the experiments of the Nazi's. But one soldier had suffered the most PTSD, went insane and stole a rifle from the gate keeper. And then shot a nurse in the woods near the line. And then he killed himself and a foreign engine found their bodies. And the Lord and Lady abandoned the manor and now their ghosts remain in the castle manor as the Nurse is always hiding from the Soldier and the Soldier is always looking for his next victim.

The engines were shocked, and had nothing to say about it. But Mr. Hiatt overhears all of this and decides to cancel the project as the track is pulled up. And Rachel and Jenny hope the ghost they saw will find peace.

## Trivia

* This episode is based on ShunterProductions' video: "Ballahoo Manor".
* This episode marks it's first appearances of The Ghost Nurse and The Ghost Soldier.

## Soundtrack

7. 28 Days Later - In the House, in a Heartbeat (When Rachel sees the Ghost Soldier)