That storm... Tues 19 June

Yes, it did get rather dark - in fact, at 8.30pm, a couple of days before midsummer, it was like night. The camera was struggling - 1/20 @ f:8, ISO1600... (the photos are "as taken" - no tweaking)

By Wednesday morning, the damage was done - Hampton Loade, just a few miles down the Severn Valley, was cut off, its only road washed out, and the SVR's tracks suspended in space above washed-out embankments. To quote the SVR website, "from Bridgnorth Outer Home Signal to Northwood Halt ... sections of the line have been subjected to landslips, with several sections of track left suspended in air, cuttings filled with debris and at Highley, a major landslip, with the Up Starter Signal washed away, down the embankment." The SVR have launched an appeal for funds and practical help.