STEAM train lovers are invited to take a musical journey back through time.

A special 'sixties express' steam train will see five piece band Blind Panic performing on the Swanage Railway on the evening of Saturday June 20.

They will be playing music sets from the period at Swanage, Harman's Cross and Corfe Castle station as a special steam train takes a leisurely trip through the Isle of Purbeck on a summer evening.

With band members Lucy Wood, Mark Vass, Mike Briggs, Steve Wells and Nick King dressed in 1960s outfits for the special evening of music from yesteryear, the public is being invited to come along in their own clothing from 50 years ago.

With a trolley bar service on board, the special 1960s themed music train departs Swanage station at 7.30pm and returns around 10.30pm.

Hits from the 1960s to be played during the evening will include Hey Jude, Brown Sugar, Born to be Wild, Substitute, Waterloo Sunset, I'm a Believer, Glad All Over and more.

'The Sixties Express' will be hauled by a classic steam locomotive that was itself withdrawn by British Railways for scrap in the 1960s before being lovingly restored to full working order some 40 years later.

Passengers can only board the special music train at Swanage station from 7.10pm where they will be greeted by 'Blind Panic' playing 1960s hits.

The special fund-raising event is being staged by a dedicated group of Swanage Railway volunteers which maintains and develops Harman's Cross station, a facility that has been built from scratch since 1988.

Swanage Railway Interim General Manager Matt Green said: "A steam locomotive from the 1960s and music hits from the 1960s is a great mix – and with the mid-summer setting of an evening in the beautiful Isle of Purbeck it's going to be a very evocative and enjoyable event.

"It's not only a chance for people to come along and re-live the marvellous music of the 1960s but also an opportunity for younger people to experience and enjoy the music from some 50 years ago for the first time."

Visit swanagerailway.co.uk for tickets or call 01929 425800. Seating is not reservable.

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