This short story was originally entitled ‘Die Spook Trein van die Outeniqua’. The title has been altered for the benefit of the mostly English readers here. “Spook Trein” is Afrikaans for “Ghost Train”. The story is written in English but the dialogue is in Afrikaans, making it very much a South African story. When Lelie and her brother, Rennie, learn about the Outeniqua ghost train, the bravest thing that they can do is go find it. Klein Lelie was nine years old in 1942 and she was really looking forward … Read the full article…