{"id":29670,"date":"2020-08-22T13:02:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=29670"},"modified":"2020-08-23T10:34:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T14:34:35","slug":"severn-valley-at-bewdley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/severn-valley-at-bewdley\/","title":{"rendered":"Severn Valley at Bewdley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2004, I paid a visit to the Severn Valley Railway while photographing for a calendar on British Steam Railways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the preserved railways in the UK, the Severn Valley is among my favorites and one of the most photogenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding this slide in my collection reminded me that I&#8217;m long overdue for another visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"318\" data-attachment-id=\"29672\" 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