MOVE over Thomas The Tank Engine ... two new train heroes are in town.

The owner of Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway (CCLR) has written his very own children's book about two of the station's engines.

Chris Shaw's 22-page short story – Sleepy Little Engines – is based on the true story of the arrival of Sutton Belle and Sutton Flyer to CCLR.

The engines were originally part of the Sutton Coldfield Miniature Railway in the West Midlands, until its closure on October 7, 1962, and now the tale of how they came to be at CCLR has been made into a children's story by Mr Shaw.

It has been illustrated by Karen Devereux, of Cleethorpes Tourist Information Centre, and published by Horncastle-based Cupit Print.

Mr Shaw said: "I have never written anything like this before but I am really pleased with how it has turned out."

The book, priced £2.25, is available from CCLR, the Tourist Information Centres in North East Lincolnshire and Grimsby's Fishing Heritage Centre.

It will also be on sale during the Sleepy Little Engines Weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

For a review of the book by eight-year-old Ashleigh-Paige Spencer, check out today's Grimsby Telegraph.