“The Lost Special” centers around the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (“a special”) during its run from Liverpool to London. The train, carrying just a handful of individuals, vanishes inexplicably after passing a junction—it doesn’t show up where it should, and neither the tracks nor the train can be found. | #RetroRadio EP0495

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “My Wife Doesn’t Understand Me” (October 11, 1976)
00:45:26.746 = Strange Wills, “So Deep Stream” (September 28, 1946)
01:15:10.439 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD
01:27:15.389 = Suspense, “The Lost Special” (September 30, 1943) ***WD
01:56:44.491 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Dr. Harvey Cushing” (1957)
02:01:03.980 = The Saint, “Carnival Murder” (February 04, 1951) ***WD
02:30:20.957 = Theater Five, “Captive Spirit” (October 16, 1964)
02:51:49.891 = Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD
03:22:25.775 = 2000 Plus, “Insect” (May 17, 1950) ***WD
03:51:49.648 = The Unexpected, “Eavesdropper” (1948)
04:06:27.949 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD
04:20:54.279 = Dark Venture, “Hideout” (January 07, 1947) ***WD
04:44:27.859 = Weird Circle, “Executioner” (November 19, 1944)
05:11:52.842 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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