STEAM trains have started to roll across the Dorset countryside with the re-opening of the Swanage Railway. Featuring assigned and socially-distanced seating, trains have resumed between Norden, Corfe Castle and Swanage as government restrictions ease. Yesterday saw Southern Railway 1940s Battle of Britain class Bulleid Pacific No. 34072 ‘257 Squadron’ haul the first steam train out of Swanage since December 29. Swanage Railway trustee and passenger services director Trevor Parsons said: "It was wonderful to smell steam in the air and watch the magnificent sight of a steam train, with excited passengers on board, leave Swanage station for the first time in almost four months.