Excited youngsters meet Santa on the Southminster line
All aboard for Santa!
Excited children got to meet Father Christmas on a festive train ride between Southminster and Wickford.
The Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership and Abellio Greater Anglia welcomed Santa to the Crouch Valley line, where he handed out presents to youngsters.
This is the eleventh year that Santa has chosen to travel on the Crouch Valley line, leaving his sleigh behind.
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