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31 Oct 2024

**UPDATED** Southeastern Ghost Train departs for TRAINsylvania this Halloween

**UPDATED** Southeastern Ghost Train departs for TRAINsylvania this Halloween: Imogen (5) and Bryony (11 months) playing ghostly games

  • Today, Southeastern invited customers to embark on a journey with a difference to Pluckley, reputed to be the most haunted place in the UK.
  • Play experts gathered some of the best Halloween-based games for customers to enjoy while travelling on the specially selected service from Charing Cross. 
  • Photos from today's special service are now available

 

There were some spooktacular happenings aboard the Southeastern “Trainsylvania” service to Pluckley this earlier today. 

Southeastern, in partnership with Toyologist Peter Jenkinson, Immersive storytellers and Board game experts provided a special service of board games and entertainment to help get passengers into the spirit of All Saints' Eve.

Infamous for being the most haunted place in the United Kingdom passengers from Charing Cross enjoyed tales of Ghoulish goings-on and Spooktacular stories en-route to Pluckley where they could gain an insight into how the village attained its status.  There is also another opportunity to listen to chilling tales - via the Southeastern 'Hop on Board' podcast series featuring Rav Wilding as he takes a journey into some of Kent's unsolved mysteries. 

There was more than enough games available to keep an entire carriage enterTRAINed. As a special treat, passengers who participate were also allowed to take them home:

To add to the Halloween spirit, a bespoke carved pumpkin featuring the Southeastern logo and a #ghosttrain decal for the windows, perfect was available for those Instagram-worthy moments and costumed game experts and a storyteller ensured an all-around strong Halloween tale for customers.

Peter Jenkinson, toy expert and board game journalist said:

“What a great way to enjoy Halloween, hands-on with appropriately themed games for this increasingly popular celebration. We’re always striving to get more people playing together more often in the toy business and this trip gives us yet another great excuse in an amazing and immersive environment to enjoy the experience fully.”

Matt Hawken, Area Manager at Southeastern, added:

“We’re thrilled to offer our customers a unique and thrilling experience this Halloween with our Ghost Train to Pluckley. It’s a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with games companies and enjoy some spooky games and create unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see everyone in their Halloween best!”

“This is all part of our efforts to make it even easier for customers in London, Kent and parts of Sussex to leave the car at home and use the train".

Becky McKinlay, Head of Marketing at Big Potato, said:

"We're delighted to be part of this on-board experience, anything that gets more people having fun together is a massive tick for us".

 

 

 

 

Contact information

Southeastern Press Office

0330 095 9091

press.office@southeasternrailway.co.uk

Notes to editors

 

For further information on the 'Hop on Board' podcasts can be found here Podcasts | Southeastern

Southeastern is one of the UK’s most reliable operators with more than 1,700 services a day to 181 stations across Kent, south-east London and East Sussex.

It operates the UK's only domestic highspeed service and carried 128 million customers last year. It employs more than 4,500 people.

Southeastern is owned by SE Trains Ltd, a subsidiary of the Department for Transport’s public sector owning group, ‘DOHL’. DOHL also has responsibility for LNER, Northern Trains Limited and TransPennine Trains Limited.

For more information and interview requests... or to join the train, contact press.office@southeasternrailway.co.uk.

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