SEVERN Valley Railway holds its seventh 1960s Transport Day on Saturday, rolling out its biggest entry yet of classic cars made by the British motor industry nearly half a century ago.

Almost 150 examples of British cars, made, designed or in general use during the 1960s, will go on display in five separate motor shows - one at each of SVR's Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley and Bridgnorth stations and one at the new Highley Engine House visitor centre.

Everything from the humble Austin A35 - the "Mini" of its day - to the swish E-type Jaguar - and lesser-known models such as the sporty Rochdale Olympic and Lagonda 16/80, will conjure up nostalgia for visitors to the springtime event.

The SVR's busiest timetable, normally reserved for bank holiday weekends, will be in operation for the railway's first special event since the flood-damaged line was reopened throughout on Good Friday.

Ten trains will depart from both Kidderminster first train 9.55am) and Bridgnorth (first train 11.05am) stations throughout the day, to carry passengers to the different motor show sites.

Bewdley station yard will host the biggest display, with more than 50 vehicles on show - with everything from the classic Austin 7, built in 1934 but still very much in use in the 1960s, Morris Minor and Mini pickup to the more sumptuous Jensen 541R and Jaguar Mk VII.

For good measure, a collection of Triumph, AJS, Velocette and Francis Barnett motor cycles will be on show.

Bridgnorth, the railway's northern terminus, will display a further 30 vehicles of 1960s vintage and Arley station a similar number. Kidderminster's "glass palace" station concourse will be used for the first time to put a roof over a further 15 vehicles, while the newly-opened £5 million Engine House visitor and educational centre at Highley will be graced by a 1951 Austin Sheerline limousine and 1965 Alvis TE21, among a further dozen classic cars.