ELVIS fan extraordinaire Sue Wells was all shook up when colleagues donned The King's trademark costume to give her the perfect send-off from York rail firm GNER.

The PR supremo, whose work promoting the firm's sponsorship of a range of events has seen her forge friendships with stars such as Sir Jimmy Savile, Catherine Zeta Jones, Gary Lineker and Dame Thora Hird, was lured to York railway station today, where colleagues Dave Mallender and Geoff Nicholls sprang the surprise dressed in rhinestone-studded white jumpsuits and Elvis wigs.

They presented her with cash chipped in by colleagues which she hopes to eventually use towards a trip to Memphis Tennessee to visit the King's home-turned-museum, Gracelands.

Sue said: "It was unbelievable. I should have had a suspicious mind that they would do something like this, but it took me completely by surprise. They were no substitute for the real thing, but they are brilliant guys."

Dave said: "Sue will be sorely missed and will be always on our minds. She must be North Yorkshire's biggest Elvis fan. She always has an Elvis calendar in the office, an Elvis screen saver on her computer and plays Elvis songs at coffee time, so it was only fitting that we did something with an Elvis theme."

Sue was later joined by colleagues for a party to toast her early retirement after more than 21 years in the rail industry.

Updated: 15:42 Wednesday, January 22, 2003