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Vauxhall Underground Station is an abandoned station of the London Underground Transit system. It was deserted 45 years ago after a gas explosion caused many deaths and subsequently ghosts, which were unable to be reined in. The station was sealed and all entrances blocked off however the station has been recently accessed to serve as a market-place for Relic Men.[citation needed]

Description of the Train Wreck[]

Setting and Atmosphere[]

The setting is a derelict section of the underground railway, dimly illuminated by the faint glow of other-light emitted by the spectral entities inhabiting the wreck. The train itself is a blackened husk of metal, warped and corroded by the fire and gas explosion that originally claimed it. The ceiling above the platform is collapsed, sealing the area in a tomb-like silence, while the platform itself is choked with rubble and debris. The surrounding air is unnaturally cold, imbued with the heavy weight of supernatural energy.

The Train[]

The train's condition is a testament to the disaster that destroyed it. The metal is pitted and scarred, its surfaces coated in a thick layer of charcoal dust. The structure is partially crushed, particularly in the middle section where the roof has caved in and metal struts curl outward like the ribs of a decaying beast. The seats inside the cars have been stripped to their skeletal frames, with upholstery burned away in the blaze that engulfed the train.

Despite its ruin, the train is occupied. The spectral remnants of passengers sit upright in the scorched seats, their ghostly forms illuminated by a faint, eerie light. These figures retain fragments of their earthly appearances—scraps of old-fashioned suits, hats, dresses, and shawls, alongside the brittle remains of their skin, which hangs like paper over their skeletal forms. Some of the ghosts, disturbingly, appear more recent, dressed in modern clothing like hoodies and puffer jackets. This juxtaposition emphasizes the train’s grim history as a beacon for death, continually collecting new victims.

The Ghosts[]

The passengers’ spectral forms are unnervingly still, their coal-black eyes moist and gleaming as they follow Lockwood and Lucy’s every move. They are silent at first but soon begin to whisper faintly, their murmurs growing louder as the intruders pass. Occasionally, some attempt to reach out, their desiccated hands trembling in the direction of the living. However, the spirit-capes worn by the duo repel these attempts, the ghosts flinching away when the protective fabric comes too close.

Among the older ghosts are newer passengers—spirits whose presence suggests that the train has continued to claim lives long after its initial disaster. These recent additions sit among the older, scorched ghosts like unsettling anomalies, their appearances fresher and their causes of death ambiguous.

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