Haunted transport gets unsettling fast when old race tracks, phantom cars, and ghost coaches seem to linger long after the roads have changed. In this episode, Graeme Milne and Karen Swanston dig into stories where motion, memory, and tragedy appear to leave something behind.
They begin at Brooklands in Surrey, the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit and later a key site in British aviation history, before exploring the accidents, wartime damage, and ghostly reports tied to the track. From there, the conversation shifts to a former Inverness garage with multiple eyewitness accounts of strange vehicle activity and a mysterious figure in black.
The episode then crosses the Atlantic to the legend of the Golden Eagle, a supposedly haunted 1964 Dodge that reacts badly to disrespect and may have a very dark history. The discussion closes in Caithness, where a phantom coach is said to appear as an omen — sometimes with life-saving timing.
Key Topics
[00:00:00] - Welcome and introduction from Graeme Milne and Karen Swanston
[00:01:35] - Brooklands: Britain’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit
[00:03:30] - Brooklands’ aviation history and wartime bombing
[00:06:20] - Fatal crashes, racing danger, and the Lambert record attempt
[00:10:05] - Phantom racing cars, spectral drivers, and haunted houses at Brooklands
[00:14:00] - Inverness garage stories: phantom cars, a dark figure, and a ghostly horse
[00:19:00] - The Golden Eagle: a supposedly haunted Dodge in the United States
[00:23:15] - Christine comparisons and cursed-car folklore
[00:25:33] - Caithness phantom coach and the warning-at-the-cliff story
[00:28:33] - Closing thoughts and sign-off
Relevant Links
Brooklands Museum: https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/
Brooklands history overview: https://www.britannica.com/place/Brooklands
Timespan Museum (Helmsdale): https://www.timespan.org.uk/
Christine (film reference): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085333/
Stephen King’s Christine: https://stephenking.com/works/novel/christine.html
Haunted transport stories often blur the line between folklore and memory, especially when places have seen real danger, loss, and dramatic change. Whether these accounts are echoes of history or something harder to explain, they make a strong case for keeping the lights on and staying curious.
