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Volunteer driver Matt McManus at the controls of Southern Railway U class 31806.

All steamed up...

One of Britain's most popular heritage railways is to reopen this weekend after the coronavirus pandemic came close to putting it out of business.

Swanage Railway in Dorset has been rebuilt and run as a tourist attraction by an army of volunteers over the last 44 years.

However, it was left on the brink of financial meltdown due to the economic effects of COVID-19.