There is strange story connected with this railway station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is in short about male desire and obsession <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In !970 a young girl named Polly Clarke started in the booking office <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially as a trainee with the view of replacing Mr Wilson <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who was retiring from the railways after forty years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although plain to look at Polly has extraordinary hair <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which stretched to beyond her waist <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was honey brown in colour and she often wore it in plaits <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her hair quite soon attracted the attention of Carruthers <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The assistant station master <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within a short while he became obsessed with Polly and her hair<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was not taken seriously by her colleagues at the station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who already treated Carruthers as something of a joke<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matters soon came to head when Carruthers was suspended by head office <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which in a way destabilised the once calm working relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Polly was by no means blamed as Carruthers was known to be strange<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which was why he was transferred to a main line station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A year or so passed during which time Mr Wilson retired <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Polly was now in sole charge of the booking office<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But people began to notice a change in her soft demeanour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was almost if she was hiding something special <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This carried on without occurrence until the day that Polly vanished <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was supposed that had become ill and her lodgings were checked<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But no trace of Polly could be found<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police were called but drew a blank<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until a mutilated body was found<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not far from the station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was soon identified as Carruthers who had been hit by a train <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police intensified their search for Polly but drew a blank<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was until a pathologist determined that Carruthers <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Had died from strangulation and was dead before the train hit him <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pathologist also found signs that Carruthers had been strangled<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By what appeared to be extremely long human hair <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Polly was immediately suspected<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to the length her extraordinary hair<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A nationwide search for Polly took place <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But she was never found either alive or dead <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over fifty years have now passed since these events<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the story although mysterious has faded from view <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said it has been noted that Porphyria Richards <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who is the adopted daughter of the current mayor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Has extraordinary long hair that hangs below her waist <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was before she dyed it purple honey brown in colour <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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