 The 1860 rail accident (see above) has led to stories of a ghost train whose whistle has been heard in the Snig Hole area.There's another railway story, relating to a murder in a trackside hut on the disused line between Helmshore and Ramsbottom, close to Irwell Vale.The railway that ran through Helmshore was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe, but relics of the old railway routes remain in and around the village.