In 1981 British Rail had a call from a woman who claimed to have had a vision of a fatal crash in which a freight train had been involved.
So clear had it been, she said, that she not merely saw the blue diesel engine, but could read the number: 47 216.
Two years later, an accident of the kind she predicted occurred, all the details matching - except one: the engine's number was 47 299.
That would have been that, but a train spotter, Howard Johnston, happened to have noticed that 47 299 was n.
| Number | 47 216 |
|---|---|
| Two years later, an accident of the kind she predicted occurred, all the details matching - except one | The engines number was 47 299 |
White Crow Books Coincidence: a matter of chance - or synchronicity?, paperback/brian inglis
