A ghostly abandoned train has been found deep in the Suffolk countryside not too far from the stunning Shotley peninsula.

Urban explorer Steve Liddiard says he tracked it down after hearing rumours of a mysterious 'Harry Potter-style' engine hidden in woods.

The 36-year-old from Swansea finally was able to locate the amazing vehicle completely hidden behind overgrowth.

By day, Steve is a Senior Pathology Informatics officer in the NHS, but tracks down abandoned places as a hobby.

Steve Liddiard found train in Suffolk countryside

He explains: "The steam train was one of my best finds, hidden in plain sight.

"Locals seem to know of it, but a total mystery as to where it came from, some stories here and there, but it's a really strange one.

"A lot of research and map scanning was in order to track it down. There's some bits I have found here and there about it.

"It's now very well protected with thorn bushes and brambles, but enough is still visible to see the scale of it.

"It's a Harry Potter Hogwarts-style train, but it's a bit of a mystery as to why it's there and sitting on real train tracks.

"There are some rumours that it was bought with purpose of renovating it but nothing concrete.

"The train was built by a Scandinavian company around 1950. It was built to withstand the brutal Finnish winters, but now sits alone on this abandoned piece of track and the elements have corroded it.

"The train still smells of oil and smoke even though it hasn't been active for well over half a century. It looks like it has been there decades.

Steve is keeping the exact location of the train a secret so it does not get vandalised.

"I have a passion for Urbex and Abandoned buildings, structures, objects," he adds. "My goal is to document these places before they crumble away and are lost completely."