RAIL enthusiasts have the unique opportunity to enjoy a close-up look at a classic steam locomotive as it rolls into Salisbury Station next month.

Clan Line will be hauling the Railway Touring Company’s Bath and Bristol Christmas Express on December 14 and it will be serviced in Salisbury from 12pm to 5pm.

This will allow the perfect opportunity to take a look at the working of the classic steam engine first built in 1948.

The Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society team, whose job it is to preserve and operate Clan Line, will be on hand to answer and questions and share their expertise.

Clan Line worked all the famous expresses, including the Golden Arrow, Night Ferry, Bournemouth Belle, Royal Wessex and the Atlantic Coast Express.

Its last day of service was July 5, 1967 and it had travelled 794,391 miles in total.