A HERITAGE train station near Wallingford will be a television series about of a family run crew of heavy-haulage locomotive specialists.

Cholsey and Wallingford Heritage Railway, off Hithercroft Road, will be on Yesterday Channel’s Train Trucker series this week.

The show, which is in it’s second series, follows the adventures of a family run crew of heavy-haulage specialists as they race to transport the heaviest, longest and most precious locomotives around the world by road, rail and sea.

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The heritage railway will be on the show on Thursday (18) evening at 9pm showing viewers how the trains get onto the site as well as the Polar Express S160 arriving at the station.

To watch the episode, which also features a wartime iron workhouse from the Churnet Valley, go to Freeview Channel 27.

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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