The bomb was found by a metal detector enthusiast
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An unexploded World War I grenade has been discovered buried close to a popular steam railway station.
The rifle grenade was found by a Dutch metal detector enthusiast who was digging with a club close to Norden station, near Wareham, Dorset.
The police set up a cordon around the bomb and Swanage Railway volunteers closed and cordoned off the station to visitors on Saturday.
A Royal Logistics Corps Army bomb disposal team from Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire were called to the scene and destroyed the grenade just before 1330 BST.
Police cordoned off the area
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Swanage Railway's passenger services manager, David Green, said they were able to keep all their trains running despite the operation.
Mr Green said: "Everyone on the Swanage Railway acted with great professionalism in a cool and competent manner when the unexploded bomb was discovered.
"It's not every day that you get an unexploded bomb on your doorstep and I am just glad that no-one was injured or killed and that the bomb disposal team was able to destroy it through a controlled explosion.
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