Tuesday 14 October 2008

What are the chances?

Wakefield rail fan's car boot shock,
Bob Hibbert with his father Albert’s railway guard’s bag,

RAIL enthusiast Bob Hibbert had spent years searching for a guard's bag just like his dad's. So when Bob, of Wakefield, spotted one at a York car boot sale, he was delighted.Then, when he opened the bag , the 65-year-old said he was left rooted to the spot and on the verge of tears.He explained: "I couldn't believe my eyes. I opened it up and there was my father's name. After all that time looking for a bag like his, I had found his actual bag. I was left speechless, I got goosepimples up my back."

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