The Phantom of the Mine

The Phantom of the Mine is a mini episode of the Miniature Railway Adventures. It was first written in 2014 by Michael White and Casey Junior.

Plot
The Model Engineers Society encounters thick fog so railway operation proved to be difficult. As Casey returns from a cancelled train, he becomes decoupled from his coaches near bog halt. As he reverses back to retrieve them, both he and Lady Grange are diverted onto a hidden line which leads them to an old mine display site which is scattered with sidings. As Casey looks around he sees a light within the depths of a tunnel that travels under the railway. The light turned out to be the eyes a terrifying monster which frightens Casey back up the line. Casey tells the others what he'd seen but they don't believe him until Whitehouse also discovers the hidden track.

During an inspection of the site, Whitehouse and Cars find mounds of jewels and rings hidden in the ground and tells the others, much to Jane's delight. But Casey still thinks there is something in that mine, which turns out to be correct. Only the monster appears to be something else which also lands the gang in deep trouble. Could a disguise and a made up tale help them out?

Audiobook
Originally the audiobook was set to be released in 2014 with guest narrators. Unfortunately, heavy workload from University lead to Michael White to delay it and released it with his own narration in October 2017. 1/8th of the narration was prerecorded in 2014.

A small soundtrack for this audiobook can be found on Soundcloud.

Trivia

 * This is the introduction of the Old Mine display site.
 * This is the 2nd time where a ghostly presence makes itself known on the Miniature Railway.