GLASTONBURY Festival founder, Michael Eavis, has had a train named after him.

The First Great Western engine was unveiled during a ceremony at London’s Paddington Station on Thursday, with the festival logo appearing alongside the 79-year-old's name.

Festival goers are encouraged to attend the event, which runs across the final weekend in June, by public transport, with hundreds of buses carrying revellers ot the site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset.

This year, First Great Western will lay on 50 extra trains to and from Castle Cary - the station nearest the festival - during this year’s event, carrying an expected 15,000 people.

However, during the ceremony, Mr Eavis insisted plans for this year's show were on track but refused to name the third headlining act.

Kanye West and Foo Fighters have been confirmed to headline this year's event, but the 79-year-old said fans will have to wait until the big reveal on June 1 to find out the full line-up, including who has been given the coveted Sunday slot on the Pyramid Stage.

He said: "I can't tell you who's playing. We can't do the headliners."

But he spoke about his pride and excitement for this year's show.

"They get better every year, don't they? We sold out in record time and there's a million people who have signed up to come to the festival, or registered to want to come - but there's only 150,000 tickets," he said.

"There's a huge demand and after 45 years, it's still growing."

He previously announced there will be two acts, who will "most likely" be British, sparking speculation the headliners could be David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Oasis or Sting.

His daughter Emily recently denied rumours that Prince would be performing, writing on Twitter: "Tabloid reports today about Prince playing or pulling out are unfounded and completely untrue. We'll unveil all the stages soon."

Eavis, who wore shorts and trainers with a suit jacket at the ceremony, was joined by his family to unveil the train.

"It was fantastic. I've been running this show, this festival for 45 years now and I think this is the best moment," he said of the achievement.

"It's absolutely fantastic. I can't really describe how I feel about it. It's unbelievably good. After all those years, this is incredible - all the bands, all the highs and lows, but we're finally on the straight and narrow," he added.

"I'm on the right track."