WHAT are the ghost trains that wend their spooky way around the rail network? And how about the ‘ghosties’ – the railway enthusiasts who travel on them? I spoke about this on BBC Local Radio this morning, describing my travels on Britain’s ‘ghost trains’ in my new book The Trains Now Departed: Sixteen excursions into the lost delights of Britain’s railways. And here’s the super illustration that goes with the chapter – part of a delightful set of specially commissioned illustrations from the distinguished artist Mai Osawa
