Santa and his helpers will be visiting all the children on the train and giving out Christmas presents. There will also be carol singers, story-tellers, face painters, bracelet making and ‘pass-the-parcel’ on the train to add to the festivities.

This is the eighth year that Santa has travelled on the Crouch Valley line, leaving his sleigh behind and opting for the convenience of the train.

Lynda Stone of the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership said:
“We’re so pleased that Santa wants to travel with us once again this festive season. I know he is really looking forward to meeting everyone.”
Last year Santa met around 200 children on the special services. It is hoped that this year’s festivities will be better than ever. So for a little Christmas magic why not join the Santa train.

Jackie Gibbs, Head of Customer Service for National Express East Anglia’s Southeast region, commented:
“Last year’s Santa trains were a great success, resulting in a fun, festive, family day out for everyone who came along. I’m really looking forward to this year’s event; it’s a great day out for all the family.”

Tickets are now on sale from Burnham Tourist Information at Burnham One Place, the High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch.

City.Mobi

Also in England today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Manchester.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Manchester.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.