'King of the Railway' Los Angeles event date revealed

King of the Railway is to debut in the United States with a celebratory event in Los Angeles.

The eighth movie in the franchise, which has been hailed by UK fans as the best Thomas & Friends film to date, will arrive at The Grove next week for a blue carpet premiere.

The date, first revealed by the Thomas & Friends facebook page, was teased by the brand's Twitter earlier this week, encouraging users to tweet during the event.

PBS Kids is to air the feature-length special in the country in October, coinciding with Season 17's launch on the channel.

King of the Railway: The Movie marks its US premiere at The Grove in Los Angeles on September 15th, with its DVD/Blu-ray released on the 17th.

Thanks to Daniel Coffey for the alert.