A train driver who was buzzed by a Nazi bomber during the Battle of Britain shared his memories during a special day at Steam.

Swindon's railway museum hosted Remembering the People, a chance for the public to meet the people who kept the trains running during World War Two.

Among them was Gordon Shurmer, 79, who retired in 1982 after 47 years' service, the last 27 as a driver.

It was Mr Shurmer who recalled his close encounter with a Heinkel He 111 in 1940, when Hitler was trying to destroy Britain's air defences in readiness for an invasion.

He said: "We were at Dauntsey Bank when I saw a Heinkel 111 flying right beside us. I could see the iron cross on the fuselage and the pilot had the audacity to wave to us. Then he banked and I thought he would come back to get us, but he didn't."

Among the visitors to Steam on Saturday, when the veterans told their stories, was Marion Gentsch, who was there with her family. She said: "It is nicely interactive. Even the young children are enjoying it."