Thousands of fans will be chuffed to hear childrens' favourite Thomas the Tank Engine is on his way to Darlington.
When the television train last visited the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, about three years ago, some 8,000 people arrived to see him.
So staff at the centre are bracing themselves for another busy time at the Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21.
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