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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