Japanese visitors in Llan to see Thomas

 

* Zuua Murakami and his mum from Japan meet the Fat Controller beside Thomas.

 

Whenever he turns up at Llangollen Railway to make one of his special appearances, Thomas the Tank Engine attracts fans from across a wide area.

 

But few come further than little Zuua Murakami who travelled all the way from Japan at the weekend to see his favourite steam train.

 

He and his mum, from Yokohamah, came up to Llangollen while staying with friends the Arlidge family in Coventry.

 

Mrs Murakami had previously stayed with them while attending university in Coventry.

 

Also turning out to see Thomas last Saturday and Sunday were a family with five children from Ghent in Belgium and another family from Dublin in Ireland.