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Lord Lucan turns up on Central Trains service to Sheffield
There was surprise today when Lord Lucan turned up at a Sheffield police station, 31 years after catching a British Rail (now Central Trains) service to Sheffield, which left London a full two hours before the murder of his nanny. Also arriving on the same train were Glen Miller, Amelia Earhart and the original 'Sooty'.
Constable Dibble Mullet of Sheffield Hallam police station said: "It was a bit of a surprise to see Lord Lucan, who looks a lot different than on his original wanted poster. He only popped in for directions and when we told him what had happened he looked a little shocked and asked to be dropped back at the railway station. After searching out some old timetables, we managed to prove Lucan's alibi and had to let him go."
Lord 'Lucky' Lucan was on his way to watch the first major snooker championship to be held in Sheffield, on which as a professional gambler he had placed several bets. He is believed to have spent the remainder of his fortune on snacks and cups of tea aboard the train.
A spokesman for Central Trains said: "Unfortunately, due to leaves, snow, ice and various other factors of nature, this service was slightly delayed and we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are aware that several of our passengers died of old age either during this journey or waiting for this train, but as this is quite a common occurrence on British railways we feel there is no need to change our operational procedures."
Meanwhile Douglas Ramsbottom of the National Missing Persons Helpline reported that several dozen 'missing' people had turned up on the same train, and that his organisation was busily searching archive records expecting to identify many thousands of others that had bought rail tickets shortly before they 'disappeared'. Rail watchdog Oftlate confirmed that they had so far identified 311 missing trains that left stations across Britain between 1972 and 2005.
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Wow, look at this!
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