Swanage Railway volunteers will be hosting a Royal visit today.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester will be travelling on a special train from Swanage to Corfe Castle in the company of the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell.

The Duke is visiting the heritage line to present volunteers with the coveted Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, recognised as the MBE for voluntary groups.

Swanage Railway Trust chairman Gavin Johns said: "The presentation of the award is tremendous public recognition for the huge amount of work put in by so many volunteers over the last 45 years.

"To have all that dedicated and devoted hard work marked in this way by Her Majesty the Queen is very special indeed and something that we will treasure."