An Oktoberfest rail extravaganza is to take place between October 21 and 29.

German food and musical entertainment will be on offer at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (R&ER), in addition to a display of German locos.

The Lake District railway has secured the visit of two German Krauss steam engines, Tazzelwurm from the Killesberg Railway in Stuttgart, and Steam Engine number one from The Prater Liliputbahn in Vienna.

Tazzelwurm takes its name from a serpentine creature in Alpine folklore and dates back to 1950, and helped replace two locos sent to Leipzig during World War 2.

Steam Engine number one was built in the late 1920s, and used at amusement parks at the time.

Another narrow gauge loco of Germanic origin heading to Ravenglass is the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch engine, The Bug, which is a modified version of the standard design of loco produced by Krupp.

The R&ER will also be displaying some of its own narrow gauge museum engines in the new railway museum.

Marketing manager for R&ER, Lisa Braithwaite, said: "The Oktoberfest event is sure to be a huge draw not only for narrow gauge enthusiasts, but also for families who want to enjoy added value on great railway days out.

"We shall be announcing other parts of the programme over the coming months, such as an exclusive photography behind the scenes event, and a fish supper evening. These experiences will be in addition to that of seeing the amazing German locos visiting us for our German extravaganza."

Ms Braithwaite added: "Enthusiasts will be able to see the R&ER Preservation Society owned ‘Train From Spain’, now called Whillan Beck, which we know has been the source of much interest within the steam world fraternity for the last few years."

Whillan Beck is another Krauss engine, built in 1929 in Munich.